Public Health Sciences: Public Health Sciences MPH (Field: Occupational and Environmental Health)

Master of Public Health

Field: Occupational and Environmental Health

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Dalla Lana School's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.

  • At least one course in undergraduate statistics.

  • Relevant work or volunteer experience.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

    • 0.5 FCE core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5904H Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health — Legal and Social Context.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5910H Occupational and Environmental Hygiene I.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5912H Occupational and Environmental Toxicology.

    • 0.5 FCE in physical agents: CHL5907H Radiological Health or CHL5914H Physical Agents I-Noise.

    • 0.5 FCE in research methods: CHL5220H Introduction to Quantitative Research or CHL5401H Epidemiologic Methods I.

    • 3.0 FCEs in one of the emphases described below.

    • Up to 2.5 FCEs in approved courses related to the student’s area of study.

    • Minimum 1.0 FCE in a practicum placement.

    • Elective courses.

    • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

  • Full-time students may require longer to complete the program, including time spent in the practicum placement.

Program Length

4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F);
12 sessions part-time

Time Limit

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time

 

Emphases in the MPH Program

Students in the Occupational and Environmental Health field of study must complete an emphasis by completing 3.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in the given area. The emphasis requirements will also count toward their 10.0 FCE degree program requirements.

Emphasis: Environmental Public Health

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5201H Biostatistics I.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5413H Public Health Sanitation.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5416H Environmental Epidemiology.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5903H Environmental Health.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5921H Protecting the Public from Air Pollution.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5922H Climate Change and Health.

Emphasis: Occupational Hygiene

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5410H Occupational Epidemiology.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5902H Advanced Occupational Hygiene.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5911H Occupational and Environmental Hygiene II.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5915H Control of Occupational Hazards.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5917H Concepts in Safety Management.

  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5918H Biological Hazards in the Workplace and Community.