Degree Planner: Fall 2013 – Summer 2014 Entering Students

MPH: Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Major

Name: ______Student Number:______Division/Program: EOHS/EHGES Campus: Houston Date: ______

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PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COURSES (~18 cr hours)
PHWM 2100 / 4 / Fa (a) / Foundations of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
PHM 2610 / 3 / All -a,b,cd / Fundamentals of Epidemiology
PH 1690
or
PH 1700 / 4
4 / All -a,b,cd
All -a,b,cd / Fundamentals of Biostatistics
or
Intermediate Biostatistics (1700 is strongly recommended, and required in some tracks)
PHM 1110 / 3 / All -a,b,cd / Social & Behavioral Aspects of Community Health
PHM 3715 / 3 / Fa (a)
Sp (b)
Su (c) / Introduction to Management and Policy
PHM 5010 / 1 / Fa (a)
Sp (b) / Ethics in Public Health and Health Care
MAJOR COURSES (10 cr hours)
PHM 2101 / 2 / Sp (b) / Contemporary Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health
PHM 2130 / 2 / Fa (a) / Recognition of EOH Hazards or one of these: PH 2110, PH 2120, or PH 2245
PH 2175 / 3 / Fa (a) / Toxicology I: Principles of Toxicology
PH 2205 / 3 / Sp (b) / Health and Safety Program Management
EOHS ELECTIVES (At least 9 crhr of EOHS electives)
3 / EOHS Elective
3 / EOHS Elective
3 / EOHS Elective
OTHER (e.g. CONCENTRATIONS)
CULMINATING EXPERIENCE (3-6 crhr)
PH9996 or
PH9998 / 3
3 / All -a,b,cd
All -a,b,cd / Capstone Course Option, or
Written Paper Option
Practicum Topic and Site: PRACTICUM
PH9997 / 3 / All -a,b,cd / Practicum
Total Credits / Completion of a minimum of 45 semester credit hours (a maximum of six combined credit hours of practicum, thesis or culminating experience count toward the minimum of 45 credit hours; therefore at least 39 credit hours of courses other than practicum, thesis or culminating experience must be successfully completed).Some specified curricula require more than 45 credits to complete, for example industrial hygiene; see specific requirements.

Note: Faculty advisors may determine the number of credits that writing courses count toward the degree program, which may be in addition to the requirements included in this degree plan.

*CHECK COURSE SCHEDULE EACH TERM - Terms may change from those listed above

1updated June 2013