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Environmental and Occupational Health |
General Description of the
Department
The Environmental and
Occupational Health focuses on graduate training in the areas of Environmental
Health/Toxicology and Occupational Health to prepare professional and
researchers to discover and analyze the links between human health and exposure
to the environmental and occupational factors.
Our intent is risk reduction and improvements in public health, as well as the
prevention and control of emerging environmental health problems such as
exposure to toxic agents, hazardous waste, and various forms of radiation and
infectious hazards in the workplace or community environment. The graduate
training program in the Environmental and Occupational Health is both
interdisciplinary and interdepartmental.
Degrees offered
The Environmental and
Occupational Health Department offers these programs:
MPH with a concentration in Environmental
and Occupational Health
Ph.D. in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental
and Occupational Health
Terminal Degree2 for
each discipline taught in Environmental and Occupational Health
Ph.D.
in Public Health
Related Disciplines3
Epidemiology (26.1309) - all courses
Environmental Health (51.2202) - all
courses
Neurobiology and Anatomy (26.1503) - all
courses
Related Disciplines3 for
specific courses
Genetics (26.0801) – PHC 7300
Other Teaching Qualifications
(Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the
programs in Environmental and Occupational Health)
Consideration
of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a
case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional
industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are
directly applicable to the course being taught.
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Whenever
instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved
CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification
of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed
instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or
relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors,
awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies,
skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific
courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is
qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. The
Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the
justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it
will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years
for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members)
or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced
degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some
instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active
Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent
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The level and
discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is
required to teach graduate courses in the discipline |
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For each discipline,
all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline
(include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate
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(1)The appropriate
academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not
obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate
in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline
and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to
determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in
the program. |