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Occupational and Environmental Health

Head

  • Peter Thorne (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Professors

  • Thomas Cook (Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science/International Programs), Kennith Culp (Nursing), Kelley Donham (Nursing), William Field (Epidemiology), Laurence Fuortes (Internal Medicine/Epidemiology/International Programs), Fredric Gerr (Epidemiology/Internal Medicine), Vicki Grassian (Chemistry/Chemical and Biochemical Engineering/Education), Keri Hornbuckle (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Paul James (Family Medicine), Joel Kline (Internal Medicine), James Merchant (Nursing/Internal Medicine), Patrick O'Shaughnessy (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Gene Parkin (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Corinne Peek-Asa (Epidemiology/Nursing), Larry Robertson (Radiation Oncology), Jerald Schnoor (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Peter Thorne (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Professors emeriti

  • L.W. Knapp Jr., Keith Long, Donald Morgan, Nancy Sprince, Craig Zwerling

Adjunct professor

  • Wayne Sanderson (Epidemiology)

Clinical professor

  • Patrick Hartley (Internal Medicine)

Associate professors

  • Gabriele Ludewig, Thomas Schnell (Neurology/Electrical and Computer Engineering/Industrial Engineering), David Wilder (Biomedical Engineering)

Adjunct associate professors

  • Kevin Kelly (Anthropology/Community and Behavioral Health), Kenneth McMains, Michael Rosmann

Clinical associate professors

  • David Osterberg (Geography), George Phillips (Pediatrics)

Research associate professor

  • Hans-Joachim Lehmler

Adjunct clinical associate professor

  • Craig Bainbridge (Internal Medicine)

Assistant professors

  • Renee Anthony, Nathan Fethke (Biomedical Engineering), Matthew Nonnenmann, Marizen Ramirez

Assistant professor emerita

  • Pamela Willard

Adjunct assistant professors

  • Chandran Achutan, Danelle Bickett-Weddle, Razvan Chereches, Gregory Couser, Christine Deignan, Gregory Flamme, Dian Gottlob, Rex Kuye, Murray Madsen, John Rosecrance, Donald Simmons, Laurie Taylor, John Vargo, Londa Wanderwal, Peter Weyer, Michael Wichman, Catherine Zeman

Adjunct clinical assistant professor

  • Edward Bottei (Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics/Pharmacy)

Adjunct associate

  • Daniel McGehee
Graduate degrees: M.S., Ph.D. in Occupational and Environmental Health
Web site: http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/oeh

The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health focuses on assessment of risk factors in the physical environment and their relationship to disease--particularly health problems of agricultural and industrial workers. Students are guided by faculty members whose research interests include rural health care delivery, agricultural health, environmental health, occupational medicine, occupational lung disease, mammalian toxicology, inhalation toxicology, ergonomics, indoor air quality, occupational injury, injury epidemiology, injury prevention programs, aerosol physics, air and water quality, environmental chemistry, analytical toxicology, and environmental health in developing countries.

Graduate Programs

  • Master of Science in occupational and environmental health
  • Doctor of Philosophy in occupational and environmental health

The department offers a joint master's degree program with the Graduate College's School of Urban and Regional Planning; see "Joint M.S./M.A. or M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning" below. It also offers two subtracks for the Master of Public Health: the ergonomics subtrack and the occupational and environmental health subtrack; see "M.P.H. Subtracks" below. In addition, it participates in the College of Public Health's graduate Certificate in Agricultural Safety and Health; see Agricultural Safety and Health in the Catalog.

Individuals who are not enrolled in one of the department's degree programs but wish to take courses offered by the department may apply for professional improvement status. The department also offers an occupational medicine residency training program.

Master of Science

The Master of Science program in occupational and environmental health requires a minimum of 38 s.h. of graduate credit. It is offered with two optional subtracks: agricultural safety and health and industrial hygiene. The M.S. with agricultural safety and health subtrack requires a minimum of 38 s.h. of graduate credit; the M.S. with industrial hygiene subtrack requires a minimum of 43 s.h. of graduate credit. All M.S. students are required to complete a thesis.

The M.S. in occupational and environmental health without a subtrack requires the following work.

CORE COURSES

Students must complete all of the following courses. 

175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology for Graduate Students 4 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 0 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Credit earned in elective courses and the thesis completes the 38 s.h. required for the degree. Students work with their advisors to select electives appropriate for their professional goals.

THESIS

A thesis is required. Students may earn a maximum of 6 s.h. for the thesis. Additional thesis credit may be allowed for students who earn more than 38 s.h.

175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

M.S. with Subtrack in Agricultural Safety and Health

The M.S. with subtrack in agricultural safety and health requires a minimum of 38 s.h. of graduate credit. The program prepares students for careers in education, health care, insurance, and agribusiness as specialists in agricultural safety and health.

The M.S. in occupational and environmental health with the agricultural safety and health subtrack requires the following work.

SUBTRACK CORE

Students must complete all of the following courses. 

069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology for Graduate Students 4 s.h.
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
175:196 Agricultural Safety: Theories and Practice 2 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:203 Preceptorship in Occupational and Environmental Health 1 s.h.
175:209 Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine 3 s.h.
175:210 Current Topics in Agricultural Health (seminar, taken two times, once for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:234 Quantitative Exposure Assessment: Study Design and Evaluation 3 s.h.
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 0 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Credit earned in elective courses and the thesis completes the 38 s.h.required for the degree. Agricultural safety and health subtrack students must complete elective course work from one of five focus areas. The amount of credit required varies by focus area, as follows.

Industrial hygiene: 9 s.h.
Ergonomics: 9 s.h.
Occupational and environmental health: 9 s.h.
Occupational epidemiology: 9 s.h.
Occupational injury prevention: 8 s.h.

THESIS

A thesis is required. Students earn a minimum of 3 s.h. for the thesis. 

175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

M.S. with Subtrack in Industrial Hygiene

The M.S. with subtrack in industrial hygiene requires a minimum of 43 s.h. of graduate credit. The program prepares students for careers in industrial hygiene as well as the broad field of occupational and environmental health. Career opportunities are available in health and safety departments of industries; in consulting firms; in academic institutions; and in local, state, and federal public health agencies.

The M.S. in occupational and environmental health with the industrial hygiene subtrack requires the following work.

SUBTRACK CORE

Students must complete all of the following courses. 

175:231 Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals 3 s.h.
175:232 Assessing Physical Agent Hazards 3 s.h.
175:233 Control of Occupational Hazards 3 s.h.
175:221 Aerosol Technology 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:192 Occupational Safety 3 s.h.
175:190 Occupational Ergonomics I 3 s.h.
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
175:182 Statistics for Experimenters 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 0 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Credit in elective courses and the thesis completes the 43 s.h. required for the degree. Students work with their advisors to select electives appropriate for their professional goals.

THESIS

A thesis is required. Students may earn a maximum of 6 s.h. for the thesis. 

175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

Joint M.S./M.A. or M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning

The joint Master of Science in occupational and environmental health/Master of Arts or Master of Science in urban and regional planning requires 65 s.h. of graduate credit. Separate application to each degree program is required; applicants must be admitted to both programs before they may be admitted to the joint degree program. For information about the graduate programs in planning, see Urban and Regional Planning (Graduate College) in the Catalog.

M.P.H. Subtracks

The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health offers two subtracks for the Master of Public Health: the ergonomics subtrack and the occupational and environmental health subtrack.

The ergonomics subtrack focuses on understanding how workplace environments contribute to musculoskeletal injuries and illness and on control of workplace risk factors. Graduates are prepared to work in industry and government agencies or pursue further academic training.

The occupational and environmental health subtrack provides a broad perspective on public health and career preparation for a variety of professional positions in occupational and environmental health.

For detailed information about the M.P.H. degree, see Master of Public Health Program in the Catalog.

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy program in occupational and environmental health requires 72 s.h. of graduate credit. The program prepares students for professional and academic careers in environmental and occupational health. It is offered with two optional subtracks: agricultural safety and health, and industrial hygiene.

All doctoral students must complete a dissertation—a substantial scholarly treatise.

The Ph.D. in occupational and environmental health without a subtrack requires the following work.

CORE COURSES

Students must complete all of the following courses.

175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
171:162 Design and Analysis of Biomedical Studies 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology for Graduate Students 4 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 1 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Students must earn a minimum of 24 s.h. in non-research-related courses, including classroom courses or equivalent web-based courses. Students work with their advisors to select courses appropriate for their professional goals.

RESEARCH CREDIT

Students earn the remaining credit for the Ph.D. by completing any combination of the following courses or other classroom courses. All Ph.D. students must complete a dissertation. 

175:172 Independent Study in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:201 Research in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

Ph.D. with Subtrack in Agricultural Safety and Health

The Ph.D. with subtrack in agricultural safety and health prepares doctoral students for academic, research, and policy-making careers in occupational and environmental health, with specialty in agricultural safety and health.

The Ph.D. in occupational and environmental health with the agricultural safety and health subtrack requires the following work.

SUBTRACK CORE

Students must complete all of the following courses. 

175:196 Agricultural Safety: Theories and Practice 2 s.h.
175:209 Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine 3 s.h.
175:210 Current Topics in Agricultural Health (seminar, taken two times, once for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
173:157 Zoonotic Diseases 2 s.h.
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
175:203 Preceptorship in Occupational and Environmental Health 1 s.h.
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
171:162 Design and Analysis of Biomedical Studies 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
069:133 Introduction to Human Pathology for Graduate Students 4 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 1 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Agricultural safety and health subtrack students must complete elective course work from one of five focus areas. The amount of credit required varies by focus area, as follows.

Industrial hygiene: 24 s.h.
Ergonomics: 15 s.h.
Occupational and environmental health: 24 s.h.
Occupational epidemiology: 11 s.h.
Occupational injury prevention: 11 s.h.

RESEARCH CREDIT

Students earn the remaining credit for the Ph.D. by completing any combination of the following courses or other classroom courses. All Ph.D. students must complete a dissertation. 

175:172 Independent Study in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:201 Research in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

Ph.D. with Subtrack in Industrial Hygiene

The Ph.D. with subtrack in industrial hygiene provides doctoral students with specialized knowledge in industrial hygiene in addition to their expertise in the broad field of occupational and environmental health.

The Ph.D. in occupational and environmental health with the industrial hygiene subtrack requires the following work.

SUBTRACK CORE

Students must complete all of the following courses. 

175:231 Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals 3 s.h.
175:232 Assessing Physical Agent Hazards 3 s.h.
175:233 Control of Occupational Hazards 3 s.h.
175:221 Aerosol Technology 3 s.h.
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
175:192 Occupational Safety 3 s.h.
175:190 Occupational Ergonomics I 3 s.h.
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar (taken three times, twice for 0 s.h. and once for 1 s.h.) 1 s.h.
171:162 Design and Analysis of Biomedical Studies 3 s.h.
173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles 3 s.h.
650:270 Principles of Scholarly Integrity 1 s.h.

One of these:

175:182 Statistics for Experimenters 3 s.h.
171:161 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 s.h.
ELECTIVES

Students must earn a minimum of 12 s.h. in non-research-related courses, including classroom courses or equivalent web-based courses. Students work with their advisors to select courses appropriate for their professional goals.

RESEARCH CREDIT

Students earn the remaining credit for the Ph.D. by completing any combination of the following courses or other classroom courses. All Ph.D. students must complete a dissertation. 

175:172 Independent Study in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:201 Research in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.

Admission

The occupational and environmental health faculty takes several factors into consideration when evaluating applications for admission, including Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test scores, grade-point averages, letters of recommendation, intent and motivation for graduate study, and research interests. A student with deficiencies in one area may be admitted if all other components of his or her application are very strong.

All M.P.H., M.S., and Ph.D. program applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree and have a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 3.00 (M.P.H. and M.S. applicants) or at least 3.25 (Ph.D. applicants). All applicants must have taken the GRE General Test. A GRE score of 1050 or higher (verbal plus quantitative) is recommended for master's applicants, 1100 or higher for doctoral applicants. For applicants who have not taken the GRE, the department considers scores from other standardized tests, such as the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

Applicants whose first language is not English and who do not hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada (except Quebec), Australia, or New Zealand must score at least 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), or 100 (Internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants who score 550-599 (paper-based), 213-249 (computer-based), or 81-99 (Internet-based) are required to take English fluency courses. Applicants who score below those ranges are not considered for admission.

Undergraduate preparation for M.P.H. and M.S. applicants must include course work in mathematics, biology, chemistry, and either physical sciences or engineering, depending on the applicant's chosen specialty area.

M.S. applicants who intend to pursue the industrial hygiene subtrack also must have taken physics and mathematics through calculus; course work in biology, microbiology, and computer programming is highly recommended.

Completion of the M.S. program before beginning Ph.D. study is recommended. Undergraduate preparation for doctoral applicants must include at least two semesters of chemistry, one semester of physics, and one semester of calculus. Course work in biological sciences, microbiology, and computer programming are highly recommended, particularly for students interested in some specialized areas.

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College or the Graduate College section of the Catalog.

Application deadlines for fall entrance for graduate study are July 1 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, April 1 for international applicants. Application deadlines for spring entrance are December 1 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, October 1 for international applicants.

Financial Support

Several graduate student awards, including tuition and stipend support, are available for individuals interested in industrial hygiene, agricultural safety and health, ergonomics, occupational epidemiology, or occupational injury prevention. Both stipend and tuition support are available for all occupational medicine residents. Full-time graduate students in good academic standing (those not admitted on conditional status) are eligible for a stipend and tuition support. All other students are eligible for tuition support only; requests are considered case-by-case. All recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Postdoctoral Positions

The College of Public Health's Environmental Health Sciences Training Program offers postdoctoral positions in environmental health/toxicology. Appointments are made for two years with the possibility of an additional year. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Residency Program

In cooperation with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the department offers residency training in occupational medicine for physicians seeking specialty training in occupational medicine. For information contact the director of the Occupational Medicine Residency Program.

Facilities and Resources

The Department of Occupational and Environmental Health is housed in the Institute for Rural and Environmental Health on the University of Iowa Research Park campus. College of Public Health-based laboratory facilities give researchers and students access to cutting-edge technologies for the study of occupational and environmental health.

The Inhalation Toxicology Facility (ITF) provides a full array of inhalation toxicology, aerosol science, and bioaerosol assay services. A primary focus of the ITF is the study of toxicants found in the agricultural environment and related exposure situations. The facility is particularly well-equipped for studying organic dusts and bioaerosols.

The Occupational Hygiene Laboratory (OHL) provides expertise and equipment for exposure assessment in occupational settings. The OHL offers a range of sample collection capabilities and an extensive inventory of sampling equipment. The field and laboratory services available through the laboratory support exposure-response studies and control technology development studies in a variety of occupational arenas, including agriculture, construction, and indoor environments (home and office).

A computer laboratory is available for student use, and a library collection is located in the Institute for Rural and Environmental Health.

Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety

The Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, one of 16 education and research centers funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), provides training, education, and outreach. Its program areas are occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, ergonomics, agricultural safety and health, occupational injury prevention research, occupational epidemiology, and continuing education/outreach.

Courses 

175:101 Health, Work, and the Environment 3 s.h.
Current topics in occupational and environmental health; how the United States protects workers, protects people from environmental agents, and reduces environmental harm. Same as 044:174.
 
175:111 International Health 3 s.h.
Urgent health problems in the developing world and among disadvantaged populations in developed countries; biological, social, cultural, political aspects of international health problems; applications of research methods from epidemiology, environmental health, social sciences. Same as 152:111, 173:111.
 
175:170 Injury and Violence Prevention 3 s.h.
Theory, research, and practice of injury control; unintentional and intentional injuries; local, national, international injury issues. Same as 173:170.
 
175:171 Problems in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
Didactic material in occupational and environmental health; may include tutorial, seminar, faculty-directed independent work (e.g., literature search, project, short research project).
 
175:172 Independent Study in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
In-depth pursuit of an area in occupational and environmental health requiring substantial creativity and independence.
 
175:175 Research Methods in Disaster Studies 3 s.h.
Epidemiologic study of disasters and their health consequences; research to identify and reduce health effects, research in context of response and preparedness. Same as 173:175.
 
175:180 Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar 0-1 s.h.
Contemporary topics in occupational health, agricultural and comparative medicine, environmental health.
 
175:182 Statistics for Experimenters 3 s.h.
Application of statistical techniques to evaluate data derived from experimental samples designs; use of spreadsheets, statistical software; design and analysis of experiments; regression analysis; model building; practical applications.
 
175:185 Occupational Health Research Seminar 2 s.h.
Tools necessary for making critical assessment of published scientific research reports from a methodological perspective; examples from recently published research studies in occupational and environmental health. Corequisites: 171:161 and 173:140.
 
175:190 Occupational Ergonomics I 2-3 s.h.
Principles of ergonomics, with focus on physical capabilities of workers and their interactions with their work environment; physiological basis of work, patterns of work, occupational risk factors for musculoskeletal and neurovascular disorders, workplace and equipment design, integration of ergonomics in manufacturing processes.
 
175:192 Occupational Safety 3 s.h.
Principles and practices of occupational safety; applications in industrial and other occupational settings; interactions with other disciplines.
 
175:195 Global Environmental Health 1 s.h.
Current problems, including transboundary movement of pollutants, vectors of infectious agents, global warming and climatic change. Prerequisites: 175:111 or 175:197.
 
175:196 Agricultural Safety: Theories and Practice 2 s.h.
General theories and practice of injury prevention from varied fields, including industrial safety, engineering, regulation, education, epidemiology, social psychology; strategic application in agriculture.
 
175:197 Environmental Health 3 s.h.
Survey of the field; assessment of contemporary human health issues associated with biological, chemical, physical factors of environment; critical review of environmental factors that affect health; public policies governing recognition, intervention, control.
 
175:198 Solid and Hazardous Wastes 3 s.h.
Sources, characteristics, collection, disposal of solid and hazardous wastes; environmental impacts of hazardous waste management; resource recovery systems. Requirements: (for 053:158) 053:050; (for 175:198) 175:197. Same as 053:158.
 
175:201 Research in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
Research that may lead to a dissertation. Repeatable.
 
175:203 Preceptorship in Occupational and Environmental Health arr.
Work experience using knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom; arranged in conjunction with departmental or collegiate activities or with governmental agencies or private industry. Repeatable.
 
175:209 Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine 3 s.h.
Clinical orientation of specific health problems of rural residents, agricultural workers; rural health care delivery, socioeconomic issues in agriculture and their effects on health and safety of the agricultural population; occupational health problems, environmental health hazards in rural areas. Requirements: 173:140 or medicine enrollment.
 
175:210 Current Topics in Agricultural Health 0-1 s.h.
Issues that affect the health of agricultural populations, such as agro-terrorism, antibiotic resistance, genetically modified organisms; current scientific literature.
 
175:211 Veterinary Public Health: The Profession 1 s.h.
History and overview of veterinary public health and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM); preparation for ACVPM board of certification.
 
175:220 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3 s.h.
Environmental and occupational epidemiologic study designs; basic and novel methods of exposure assessment; methodologies to improve study validity. Prerequisites: 173:140. Corequisites: 171:161 and 175:197. Same as 173:220.
 
175:221 Aerosol Technology 3 s.h.
Particle statistics and physics of aerosols, including inertia, diffusion, nucleation, evaporation, condensation, optics, electrical properties; relationship to fields such as agriculture, nanotechnology, environmental and occupational health, atmospheric chemistry, drug delivery.
 
175:230 Occupational Health 3 s.h.
Principles, practice of occupational medicine, fundamentals of industrial hygiene and safety, occupational health management, ergonomics, occupational health nursing. Offered fall semesters.
 
175:231 Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals 3 s.h.
Principles, with emphasis on recognition of chemical health hazards, physical health hazards at work. Corequisites: 175:230, if not taken as a prerequisite.
 
175:232 Assessing Physical Agent Hazards 3 s.h.
Basic principles of recognizing and evaluating hazards presented by physical agents in occupational environments. Prerequisites: 175:230.
 
175:233 Control of Occupational Hazards 3 s.h.
Physical science concepts applied to control of occupational hazards ranging from dusts to mists to vapors; strategies, management issues, personal protective equipment, implementation skills; in-depth instruction on local exhaust ventilation system design. Prerequisites: 175:230 or 175:231.
 
175:234 Quantitative Exposure Assessment: Study Design and Evaluation 3 s.h.
Principles of designing occupational and environmental exposure assessment studies, analyzing exposure data, and conducting exposure-response evaluations. Prerequisites: 171:161 or 175:182.
 
175:251 Injury Epidemiology 3 s.h.
How epidemiology can be applied to injury prevention and control: epidemiology literature, specific methodological problems involved in the epidemiology of injuries, critical evaluation of research articles. Offered spring semesters of odd years. Prerequisites: 173:140. Same as 173:251.
 
175:252 Environmental Health Policy 3 s.h.
Major concerns in environment and human health, legislation enacted to deal with these concerns; emphasis on contemporary issues. Offered fall semesters of odd years. Requirements: (for 175:252) 175:197; (for 053:204) 053:050. Same as 053:204, 152:252.
 
175:253 Epidemiology of Occupational Injuries 3-4 s.h.
Epidemiological literature on occupational injuries and their prevention; focus on research methods. Offered spring semesters of even years. Prerequisites: 173:140. Same as 173:253.
 
175:260 Environmental Toxicology 3 s.h.
Sources, routes of absorption, effects of environmental toxicants affecting man; pathophysiology of toxicant actions, including those of air and water pollutants, metals, pesticides, solvents, food toxicants, chemicals. Requirements: college organic and inorganic chemistry, or physiology, or biochemistry.
 
175:265 Advanced Toxicology 4 s.h.
Hepatic metabolism and toxification mechanisms, pulmonary and immunotoxicology, nervous system poisons and their mechanisms of action, general and molecular concepts of chemical carcinogenesis. Prerequisites: 175:260.
 
175:285 Advanced Topics in Occupational Medicine 2 s.h.
Skills and knowledge for evaluating and treating patients with work-related illness.
 
175:294 Occupational Ergonomics II 3 s.h.
Application of ergonomic principles in varied work settings, through case study approach; participatory ergonomics, economics of ergonomics, workforce issues, psychosocial factors, shift work, integration of ergonomics into business models, current legislative issues, legal aspects of ergonomics, international perspectives; biomedical instrumentation used for risk factor exposure measurements.
 
175:295 Clinical Ergonomics 3 s.h.
Clinical orientation to specific ergonomic problems and issues; preparation for conducting independent on-site ergonomic evaluations in occupational settings; experience developing and evaluating ergonomic inventions in an occupational setting; rotation through an occupational medicine clinic. Prerequisites: 175:190.
 
175:300 Thesis/Dissertation arr.
Repeatable.
 
175:996 Occupational Medicine arr.
In-depth study of an area in occupational and environmental medicine, with clinical experience in an outpatient community setting. Four-week course. Requirements: M.D. enrollment.
 

 
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