Master of Public Affairs & Master of Science in Exposure Sciences Concurrent Degree

Concurrent MPA/MS Industrial Hygiene students are required to complete:

MPA Core Requirements and Restricted Electives
MS Core Courses, and Exposure Sciences Required Courses
Emphasis Area Requirements: Occupational Hygiene, Ergonomics and Human Factors, Health & Safety Management, or Exposure Biomarkers
Sufficient additional elective credits as needed to reach a total of 90 credits.

Course List

MPA Core Requirements	Credits
PB AF 510 Foundations of American Democracy	1
PB AF 511 & 512 Public Management I & II	3, 3
PB AF 513 Pubic Policy Analysis	3
PB AF 516 Microeconomic Policy Analysis	3
PB AF 522 Public Budgeting and Financial Management	3
PB AF 527 & 528 Quantitative Analysis I & 2 *	3 each
*Concurrent degree students should take BIOST 511 & 512 Medical Biometry I & II or BIOST 517 & 518 Applied Biostatistics I & II to satisfy this requirement.
PB AF 605 Degree Project **	6
**Replaced by ENV H 700 Master's Thesis. Thesis committee will contain professors from both schools and should develop a topic that covers the intersection of policy, management, and the student's concentration in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Evans Required Internship	0

MPA Restricted Electives	Credits
Methods/Analysis MS Students: ENV H 577 Risk Assessment MPH Students: ENV H 574 or Evans Approved Option (Evans School has identified a wide variety of courses across the University and in addition offers courses such as Qualitative Methods, Program Evaluation, Survey Research, Advanced Regression Analysis, or Decision Analysis.	3 Methods Credits Required
Economics HSERV 585 Introduction to Health Economics OR HSERV 587 Health Policy Economics OR HSMGMT 514 Health Economics OR Other approved course.	3 Economics Credits Required
Values Any approved Values class in Evans School or Public Health, such as PBAF 504 Admin. Ethics, PBAF 506 Ethics & Public Policy, PBAF 596 Ethics and Values in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, or PHG 512/LAW E562/MHE 514 Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Public Health Genetics	3 Values Credits Required
Gateway Electives Covered by MS or MPH core requirements	N/A

Master of Science Core Courses
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
BIOST 512	Medical Biometry II*	4	W
*A hIgher level Biostatistics course can be substituted for BIOST 512.
EPI 511	Introduction to Epidemiology	4	A
ENV H 580	Environmental & Occupational Health Seminar	3	A, W, Sp
ENV H 581	Environmental Health Reading I	1	A
ENV H 583	Environmental Health Reading III	1	Sp
ENV H 700 OR ENV H 564 AND 559 AND 598B	Master's Thesis OR Project Portfolio	8-9	A, W, Sp, S

Exposure Sciences Program Required Courses
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
ENV H 551	Principles of Human Exposure Science	3	A
ENV H 553	Environmental Exposure Monitoring Methods	4	W
ENV H 557	Exposure Controls	3-4*	W
*1 credit optional ventilation module (except Occupational Hygiene Learning Emphasis area).

Occupational Hygiene Learning Emphasis Area
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
ENV H 405*	Toxic Chemicals and Human Health	3	Sp
ENV H 555	Instrumental Methods for Industrial Hygiene Measurement	3	Sp
ENV H 560	Organizing and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs	4	Sp
ENV H 570*	Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology	3	Sp
*Fulfills DEOHS breadth requirements.
ENV H 557	Exposure Controls	4**	W
**Additional 1 credit ventilation module required.
For elective requirements in this emphasis area, please see the main Occupational Hygiene Emphasis Area page here.

Ergonomics and Human Factors Learning Emphasis Area
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
ENV H 537	Introduction to Manufacturing Systems	3	A
ENV H 541	Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards	3	A
ENV H 560	Organizing and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs	4	Sp
ENV H 566	Introduction to Ergonomics	3	W
ENV H 596*	Current Issues in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Musculoskeletal Disorders module)	2	Sp (odd years)
*Fulfills DEOHS breadth requirements.
For elective requirements in this emphasis area, please see the main Ergonomics and Human Factors Emphasis Area page here.

Health & Safety Management Learning Emphasis Area
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
ENV H 560	Organizing and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs	4	Sp
ENV H 577*	Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards	3	A
ENV H 584*	Occupational and Environmental Health: Policy and Politics	3	W
*Fulfills DEOHS breadth requirements.
ENV H 599 C	Internship	2	S
For elective requirements in this emphasis area, please see the main Health & Safety Management Emphasis Area page here.

Exposure Biomarkers Learning Emphasis Area
Course #	Course Name	Credits	Quarter
ENV H 405*	Toxic Chemicals and Human Health	3	A
ENV H 570*	Environmental Exposure Monitoring Methods	4	W
*Fulfills DEOHS breadth requirements.
ENV H 590**	Biological Monitoring of Chemical Exposures	1-6	N/A
**This class is "Selected Topics" and has a variable time schedule and topic schedule. Check with the time schedule and department webpage for more information.
ENV H 599	Internship	2-6	S
P BIO 506	Human Physiology	4	W***
PCEUT 506	Pharmacokineic Principles	6	W***
***Check with time schedule and department webpage to verify the quarter offered.
For elective requirements in this emphasis area, please see the main Exposure Biomarkers Emphasis Area page here.

Additional Electives
Free elective credits: Sufficient elective credits to reach total of 90 credits.
*These electives can be taken from among any of the concurrent courses that fit within the student's approved plan of study.