CURRICULA

ACCREDITATION

The Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency is reviewed on a periodic basis by the Residency Review Committee for Preventive Medicine, which is composed of the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the AMA Council on Medical Education. The Program was reaccredited in 2008 for a full five years by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medicine (ACGME) to offer graduate medical education of two years duration, i.e., both academic and practicum years, in occupational and environmental medicine.

The professional master's degrees in Occupational Health are accredited by the Council for Education in Public Health (CEPH).

The Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. In June of 2004, full accreditation was granted for the next five years. Graduates of the program are qualified to take the Board Certification exam in Adult Primary Care.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course information from all of Harvard's faculties is available on-line through the World Wide Web, tools that facilitate browsing and searching information on the Internet. Course descriptions, faculty information, and other material are included, and the system allows for searching information across Harvard schools as well as within a single school.

To access the course catalogs with a web browser use www.harvard.edu/academics/catalogs.html for access to all Harvard Schools. You may use www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar for HSPH course meeting times. Occupational Health Nursing Program can be accessed through Simmons Graduate School for Health Studies, Occupational Health Nursing www.simmons.edu/shs/academics/nursing/ .

GRADED CREDITS

Students admitted to a one-year program must spend a minimum of one academic year in residence at the University and successfully complete a program of at least forty credit units. Students admitted to a two-year program must spend two academic years in residence and successfully complete a program of at least eighty credit units. The School requires that one-year degree candidates subscribe to thirty credit units and two-year degree candidates to sixty credit units on the ordinal grading system. Students receiving two masters degrees from the School in successive years need a minimum of thirty ordinal graded credits the first year and a total of sixty over the two years.

EOME POLICY FOR WAIVER OF WRITTEN DOCTORAL QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS

After the completion of the student's second academic year and approval by CAD of the prospective program, students may request a waiver of the written examination. The student will submit a written request (downloaded from the website), to the EOME program director requesting a waiver of written exam and granting EOME access to their academic folder.

In addition, the student will schedule a research presentation for the EOME faculty at an EOME faculty meeting. The presentation should describe briefly the student's proposed thesis research topic and design. The presentation should last no more than 10 minutes and, should be no more than 3 slides. The presentation will allow faculty to become more familiar with the research projects of all students in the program, and also allows for faculty to offer suggestions and to ask the student questions.

his presentation is for informational purposes only, and will be scheduled after the faculty has reviewed the student's record and determined that a waiver of the written examination is warranted.

WINTER SESSION

Considered part of the Spring Semester, Winter Session is a special term at the Harvard School of Public Health, which runs from January 5 through January 28, 2009. For students and faculty, Winter Session provides a break from the academic routine of the fall and spring semesters, and offers opportunities for creativity and innovation in learning and teaching.

All MPH students must follow MPH Winter Session guidelines. Departmental guidelines cannot be substituted. Consult http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/registrar/WinterSession/index.shtml This site presents all the information needed to guide you through the processes of Winter Session.

All full-time MPH students are expected to participate in Winter Session. Each student must submit an agreement that designates the nature of the student's Winter Session activity. All agreements must be signed by the concentration leader or Assistant Dean for Professional Education, Roberta Gianfortoni, and be submitted to the MPH Program Office no later than Monday, December 4, 2008.

Please see the MPH Program Guidelines and/or the web for details regarding suggested/allowable Winter Session activities. If you have additional questions, please contact the Registrar's Office directly at 432-1032 or registra@hsph.harvard.edu .

The department is also offering a special winter session course EH 330: Field Experience in International Occupational Health and Safety. This intensive two to three week course, in collaboration with Kaohsiung Medical University 's (KMU) Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, will focus on several major heavy industries in Kaohsiung , Taiwan . This course will be also attended by master and doctoral students from Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, KMU. Lectures will cover these industrial processes and their known health and safety risks. Students will be taken on several supervised site visits to each industry, and will be encouraged to process their observations through interactive discussions. This course will also provide exposure to cultural issues around work, work organization, labor-management relations, and governmental and academic roles relevant to occupational safety and health in these settings. The faculty includes several HSPH alumni and experts in southern Taiwan , including Dr. Ming-Tsang Wu, MD, ScD , M O H; Dr. Chiung-Yu Peng , PhD; Dr. Yung-Chang Lai, PhD; Dr. Chih- W ei Lu PhD; Dr. Jin-Lian Tsai PhD; Dr . Chi-Kung Ho, MD, MPH .

Course Activities: Site visits; seminar presentations (case–study participatory approach). Site visits will be supervised by the above faculties, along with exposure assessment experts from the industries . Written reports of site visits will be prepared by students, with oral presentations and discussion.

Course Credit: 2.5 credits. Grading: Pass-Fail.

Applications: Please send an inquiry and CV to Prof. David Christiani ( dchristi@hsph.harvard.edu ) by October 15, 2008.

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPECIALIZATION

Subspecialty training in hazardous substances is offered in the Master's program in industrial hygiene. The goal of this track is to help fill the growing need for industrial hygienists who are skilled in the recognition, evaluation, and control of health problems associated with hazardous substances, particularly during hazardous waste operations (e.g., clean up of Superfund sites) and emergency response activities necessitated by the accidental or intentional release of hazardous substances. In addition to the course requirements for the industrial hygiene degree, supplementary hazardous-substance related courses are necessary. The required three or six month industrial hygiene internship should involve hazardous substances.

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE INTERNSHIP

The internship program is recommended for students who do not have practical industrial hygiene experience. Students are employed for a three-month period under the direction of company mentors who are qualified and experienced industrial hygienists, and students are paid a salary agreed upon by Harvard and the company. During the first half of the period the student usually gains practical experience in the use of field instruments for measuring air contaminants and physical stresses such as noise, and for measuring effectiveness of control systems, such as exhaust ventilation. The second half is devoted to an applied research project of interest to the company, which encourages the student to develop a talent for applied research. For students not participating in the formal internship program, opportunities for work experience during the summer break are often available.

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY

PLEASE NOTE: MPH or MOH degree candidates in the Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency Program (OEMR)

Effective: September 2005

1) All students who are in the residency must take the following courses/credits for an ordinal grade at HSPH:

•  the first 5 credits of HSPH epidemiology (summer or academic year)

•  the first 5 credits of HSPH biostatistics  (summer or academic year)

•  Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (ID 215)

•  Occupational and Environmental Medicine (EH 232)

•  the Practice of Occupational Health  (ID 263)

2)  For all students who are in the residency: ANY requests for Pass/Fall status in any courses must have the signed approval of an EOME faculty member. In the event that the deadline is close and no faculty person is available to sign the form in person, verbal or email permission to have Roberta Gianfortoni sign the form may be given to Roberta by an EOME faculty member or by Ann Backus.

CURRICULA

Curricula for the training programs and course schedules for the Fall and Spring semesters follow this text. Students receiving financial aid through the Education and Research Center must engage in an appropriate occupational safety and health program as presented here. Degrees are offered at the masters and doctoral levels.

OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE ONE-YEAR MOH or MPH DEGREE PROGRAM #

SUMMER SESSIONa

(The Summer Session of the Clinical Effectiveness Program {CEP} is recommended for all occupational and environmental medicine residents. 15 credits must be taken.) Courses taken in CEP or traditional Summer School sessions replace some listed here for Fall and Spring.

BIO 206b (Summer1)
Introductory Statistics for Medical Research - 2.5

BIO 207c (Summer2)
Statistics for Medical Research II - 2.5

BIO 208c (Summer2) Statistics for Medical Research, Advanced - 2.5

EH 202m (Summer2)
Principles of Environmental Health - 2.5

EPI 208b (Summer)
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology - 2.5

EPI 500 (Summer1)
Fundamentals of Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 215 (Summer)
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 251d (Summer1)
Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health: Health Care Delivery - 2.5

SHH 201g (Summer1)
Society and Health - 2.5

FALL SEMESTER

BIO 200e (Fall)
Principles of Biostatistics - 5.0

BIO 213p (Fall)
Applied Regression for Clinical Research - 5.0

EH 201* (Fall2)
Introduction to Environmental Health - 2.5

EH 243h (Fall)
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

EH 262k (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

EH 504o (Fall)(Sec1, Sec 2)
Principles of Toxicology - 5.0, 2.5

EPI 200 f (Fall1)
Principles of Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 250 i, j, k (Fall2)
Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health - 2.5

SHH 201g (Fall1)
Society and Health (or approved option) - 2.5

SHH 281 (Fall2)
Methods for research on Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health (or approved option) - 2.5

WINTER SESSION

EH 281k (Winter)
Occupational Health Care Delivery - 2.5

(Offered 2009)

EH 330* (Winter)
Field Experience in International Occupational Health Safety - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER

EH 231k (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy and Administration - 2.5

EH 232k (Spring)
Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Medicine - 2.5

EH 241h (Spring)
Occupational Safety - 2.5

ID 215 (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 250i,l,m (Spring1)
Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health - 2.5

ID 263k (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

MIT 10.805J*
Technology, Law, and the Working Environment - 5.0

* Elective
a The Clinical Effectiveness Program (CEP) is recommended for all occupational and environmental medicine residents. Please discuss with Ann Backus.
b Required if enrolled in Summer Session. (CEP)
c BIO 206 and BIO 207 summer2 or BIO 208 summer2 required if enrolled in CEP; BIO 208 summer2 is more highly recommended as preparation for the Residency research projects, if available.
d Available during the summer or regular academic year; one of these (ID 250 fall2 or ID 251 summer1 ) should be taken.
e Not to be taken if BIO 206 summer1 and BIO 207 summer2 (or BIO 208 summer2 ) taken during the Summer.
f Not to be taken if EPI 208 summer or 2.5-5.0 credits of another basic EPI taken during the Summer.
g Either SHH 201 summer1 , SHH 201 fall1 , or an approved option must be taken.
h EH 243 fall or EH 241 spring required.
i Elective in the MOH Program; required in the MPH Program.
j Not to be taken if ID 251 summer1 taken during the Summer. Alternative is ID 250 spring1 or ID 250 fall2 .
k Required for Residency.
l Not to be taken if ID 251 summer2 taken during the Summer.
m To be taken if ID 251 is not offered.
n Not required for residency.
o With permission from S. Kales, Section 2 (~66%) may be taken for 2.5 credits. See Ann Backus.
p Recommended.

Reminder: A total of 42.5 credits must be taken for MPH or MOH degree; The cost of credits beyond 42.5 is the responsibility of the student.

GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ONE-YEAR MPH DEGREE PROGRAM

FALL SEMESTER

BIO 200 (Fall) or BIO 201 (Fall)
Principles of Biostatistics or Introduction to Statistical Methods 5.0

EH 201a (Fall2)
Introduction to Environmental Health - 2.5

EH 243b (Fall)
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

EH 504 (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 5.0

EH 262 (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

EPI 200c,d (Fall1)
Principles of Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 250f (Fall2)
Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health - 2.5

SHH 201e (Fall1)
Society and Health (or approved option) - 2.5
 

WINTER SESSION

EH 280 (Winter)
Field Methods in Environmental Health - 2.5
(Not offered 2009)

EH 281 (Winter)
Occupational Health Care Delivery - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

EH 330* (Winter)
Field Experience in International Occupational Health Safety - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER

BIO 210* (Spring)
The Analysis of Rates and Proportions - 5.0

EH 231 (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy and Administration - 2.5
(or approved policy/management option)

EH 232* (Spring)
Introduction to Occupational Medicine - 2.5

EH 24b (Spring)
Occupational Safety - 2.5

ID 215g (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

* Elective
a Either EH 201 fall2 or EH 202 spring2 recommended.
b Either EH 243 fall or EH 241 spring recommended.
c Either EPI 200 fall1 , EPI 201 fall1 , or EPI 200 summer1.
d Not to be taken if EPI 200 summer1 taken during the Summer.
e Either SHH 201 fall1 , SHH 201 summer1 , or SHH 281 fall2 required.
f Not to be taken if ID 251 summer1 taken during the Summer.
g Not to be taken if ID 215 summer2 taken during the Summer.

TWO-YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL and OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM #

FALL SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

BIO 201 (Fall)
Introduction to Statistical Methods - 5.0

EH 201* ,a (Fall2)
Introduction to Environmental Health - 2.5

EH 243b (Fall)
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

EH 504 (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 5.0

EPI 200c (Fall1) or EPI 201c (Fall1)
Principles of Epidemiology or Introduction to Epidemiology - 2.5

WINTER SESSION, FIRST YEAR

EH 281* (Winter)
Occupational Health Care Delivery - 2.5
(Offered 2008)

EH 330* (Winter)
Field Experience in International Occupational Health Safety - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

BIO 210* (Spring)
The Analysis of Rates and Proportions - 5.0

EH 241b (Spring)
Occupational Safety - 2.5

EH 231* (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy and Administration - 2.5

ID 215 (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

FALL SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

EH 236 (Fall)
Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations - 5.0

EH 262 (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

SHH 201d (Fall1)
Society and Health (or alternate) - 2.5

WINTER SESSION, SECOND YEAR

EH 281* (Winter)
Occupational Health Care Delivery - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

SPRING SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

EH 202* ,a (Spring2)
Principles of Environmental Health - 5.0

ID 208 (Spring)
Pathophysiology of Human Disease- 5.0
(Not Offered 2009)

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

RDS 500 (Spring1)
Risk Assessment - 2.5

* Elective
a Either EH 201 fall2 or EH 202 spring2 recommended
b Either EH 243 fall or EH 241 spring recommended
c Either EPI 200 fall1 , EPI 201 fall1
d Either SHH 201 fall1 or SHH 201 summer1 must be taken.

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE/ ERGONOMICS/ HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE TWO-YEAR SM DEGREE PROGRAM WITH INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP #

FALL SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

BIO 201 (Fall)
Introduction to Statistical Methods - 5.0

EH 205 (Fall)
Human Physiology - 5.0

EH 243 (Fall)
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

EH 262 (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

EH 510 (Fall)
Fundamentals of Environmental Exposures Assessment - 2.5

EPI 200 (Fall1)
Principles of Epidemiology - 2.5

WINTER SESSION, FIRST YEAR

EH 516
Environmental Genetics - 2.5

EH 517
Ecotoxicology- 2.5

EH 330 (Winter)
Field Experience in International Occupational Health Safety - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

EH 231 (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy & Administration - 2.5

EH 241 (Spring)
Occupational Safety and Injury Prevention - 2.5

EH 250
Protecting Workers & Communities from Hazardous Substances - 2.5

EH 253
Ventilation - 2.5

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

RDS 500 (Spring1)
Risk Assessment - 2.5

SUMMER SEMESTER

Summer Internship

FALL SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

Full time Internship EH 303 or combination of practicum and other coursework including:

EH 256* (Fall)
Introduction to Aerobiology - 2.5

EH 279*(Fall)
Radiation Environment: Its Identification, Evaluation and Control - 2.5

EH 504 (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology (01) - 5.0

EH 507 (Fall)
Environmental Exposure, Epidemiology and Risk Practicum - 5.0

SHH 201 (Fall1)
Society and Health - 2.5

Other electives as arranged with your advisor - 5.0

WINTER SESSION, SECOND YEAR

Other electives as arranged with your advisor

SPRING SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

EH 254* (Spring)
Evaluation & Control of Noise & Virbration - 2.5
(Not offered 2009)

EH 292*
Properties & Behavior of Airborne Particles - 2.5
(Not offered 2009)

EH 263 (Spring)
Analytical Methods and Exposure Assessment - 5.0

EH 267 (Spring)
IH/ERGO Internship and Environmental Sciences Research Seminar - 2.5

ID 215 (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

IH STUDENTS WHO DO THE "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" SUBSPECIALTY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO TAKE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SPRING COURSES

ID 287
Bioterrorism: Public Health Preparedness and Response - 2.5
(Not offered 2008-2009)

ID 517 (Winter)
Public Health Response to Mass Emergencies - 2.5
(Not offered 2008-2009)

EH 516 (Winter)
Environmental Genetics - 2.5

EH 517 (Winter)
Ecotoxicology - 2.5

GSD 6323 (Spring)
Brownfield practicum - 2.5

MIT 1.812J
Regulation of Chemicals, Radiation, and Biotechnolgy - 5.0

MIT 11.370
Brownsfields Policy and Practice - 5.0

Other hazardous substance related course approved by your advisor

*Note: Given in 2010

STUDENTS WHO CONCENTRATE IN ERGONOMICS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING, IN PLACE OF SOME IH ELECTIVES

EH 296 (Spring)
Occupational Biomechanics - 5.0

EH 282
Injury Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 240 (Spring1)
Principles of Injury Prevention - 2.5

Additional electives other than the courses listed may be chosen. Other potential electives may be found in the curriculum listings for the Risk Assessment, Environmental Epidemiology, and Industrial Hygiene/Ergonomics/Hazardous Substance Tracks. In addition, there are many courses available at Harvard and MIT that may be suitable electives. Consult your advisor for course recommendations that may be suitable to your specific area(s) of interest.

ERGONOMICS TWO-YEAR SM DEGREE PROGRAM (80 credits)

FALL SEMESTER

BIO 201 (Fall)
Introduction to Statistical Methods - 5.0

EH 205 (Fall)
Human Physiology - 5.0

EH 243 (Fall)
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

EH 262 (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

EH 504(Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 2.5

EH 510 (Fall)
Fundamentals of Environmental Exposure Assessment - 2.5

EPI 201 (Fall1)
Introduction of Epidemiology - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER

EH 231 (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy & Administration - 2.5

EH 241 (Spring)
Occupational Safety and Injury Prevention - 2.5

EH 253 (Spring)
Ventilation - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

RDS 500 (Spring1)
Risk Assessment - 2.5

REQUIRED (ERGO) COURSES OFFERED ALTERNATE YEARS

EH 296(Spring)
Occupational Biomechanics - 5.0
(Offered 2009)

EH 250 (Spring)
Protecting Workers from Hazardous Substances - 2.5 (Offered 2009)

EH 253 (Spring)
Ventilation - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

EH 254 (Spring)
Evaluation and Control of Noise & Vibration - 2.5
(Not offered 2009)

EH 263 (Spring)
Analytical Chemistry and Exposure Assessment - 5.0

OTHER RECOMMENDED COURSES (ERGO)

Additional 5 Credits of Biostatistics—or—2.5 Biostatistics & HPE299d

EH 236 (Fall)
Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations - 5.0

EH 273 (Fall)
IH/ ERGO Internship (second year) - 20.0

EH 267 (Spring)
IH/ ERGO Internship Seminar (second year) - 2.5

ENG SCI 145
Intro. to Sys. Anal. with Physiological Applications - 5.0

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING

 Nursing students in Occupational Health have two program options: a two-year master's program which earns a Nurse Practitioner degree from Simmons College, or a Dual Degree program which results in a master's degree from Simmons and a second master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.

TWO-YEAR DUAL SM/ MSN DEGREE PROGRAM

 FALL SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

NUR 404
Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology - 4.0

SHS 570
Health Promotion: A Global Perspective - 2.0

EH 243 (Fall)
Ergonomics/ Human Factors - 2.5

BIO 200
Principles of Biostatistics - 5.0

EPI 200
Principles of Epidemiology - 2.5

EH 262 (Fall)
Intro to Work Environment - 2.5

WINTER SESSION, FIRST YEAR

EH 281 (cross listed – NUR 576)
Occupational Health Care Delivery - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

SPRING SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

EH 231 (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy and Administration - 2.5

ID 215 (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

NUR 507
Scholarly Inquiry I - 2.0

NUR 580
Primary Health Care I - 2.0

NUR 580A
Clinical Decision Making I - 1.0

SUMMER SESSION, FIRST YEAR

NUR 508
Scholarly II - 2.0

NUR 581
Clinical Practicum - 3.0

FALL SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

EH 236 (Fall)
Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations - 5.0

EH 504 (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 5.0

NUR 422
Clinical Pharmacology - 3.0

NUR 582
Primary Health Care II - 3.0

NUR 582A
Clinical Decision Making II (Occ Hlth Setting) - 3.0

SPRING SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

EH 232 (Spring)
Intro to Occupational and Environmental Medicine - 2.5

EH 241 (Spring)
Occupational Safety - 2.5

NUR 509
Research Practicum - 2.0

NUR 584
Primary Health Care Nursing of the Adult III - 3.0

NUR 584B
Clinical Decision Making in the Workplace III - 4.0

NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACK

FALL SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

NUR 404
Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology - 4.0

NUR 575
Ergonomics/ Human Factors - 2.0

SHS 410
Research Methods - 3.0

SHS 570
Health Promotion: A Global Perspective - 2.0

EH 243
Ergonomics/Human Factors - 2.5

SPRING SEMESTER, FIRST YEAR

NUR 507
Scholarly Inquiry I - 2.0

NUR 580
Primary Health Care I - 2.0

NUR 580A
Clinical Decision Making I - 1.0

EH 231(Spring)
Occupational Health Policy and Administration - 2.5

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0

SUMMER SESSION, FIRST YEAR

NUR 508
Scholarly Inquiry II - 2.0

NUR 581
Clinical Practicum - 3.0

FALL SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

NUR 422
Clinical Pharmacology - 3.0

EH 504(02) (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 2.5

NUR 582
Primary Health Care II - 3.0

NUR 582A
Clinical Decision Making II - 3.0

(Occupational Health setting)

SPRING SEMESTER, SECOND YEAR

NUR 509
Research Practicum - 2.0

EH 232
Intro To Occupational And Environmental Medicine - 2.5

NUR 584
Primary Health Care III - 3.0

NUR 584B
Clinical Decision Making in the Workplace - 4.0

NUR and SHS courses are at Simmons College and carry Simmons credits.

DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Doctoral education at The Education and Research Center (ERC) is provided in several concentrations relevant to Occupational Safety and Health. The Doctor of Science degree in Environmental Health with concentrations or areas of interest in Occupational Health, Occupational Epidemiology, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health Services Research, Injury Prevention, and Occupational and Environmental Molecular Epidemiology are offered. The doctoral programs are structured to give students exposure to key components of research: study design, field experience, relevant laboratory experience, and statistical analysis.

The Candidates may be admitted to a doctoral program in more than one discipline if the program meets the requirements of both departments. Usually, three to four years following the master's program are necessary to complete requirements for the award of doctoral degree.

Following are the curricula for the pre-doctoral and post-MD doctoral programs. Students admitted will either be recent college graduates in biology, natural science or mathematics, or will be students with a Master's degree in one of these disciplines. Persons accepted must have an outstanding record in science courses and a high quantitative GRE score. Preference will be given to students with a prior Master's degree who have had experience in fields relevant to epidemiology and occupational health. Usually, these students will enroll directly in the doctoral program.

Students without a prior Master's degree will spend most of their first two years in formal courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, occupational health, industrial hygiene and exposure assessment, and toxicology. In their third or fourth semester at HSPH, pre-doctoral students will identify a thesis topic and work on that until completion of the doctoral degree. Generally, the total time in training at HSPH is four or five years.

Following is a list of didactic courses that will be required for pre-doctoral students. Exceptions to these requirements will be made only if suitable prior training (e.g., MD degree, Master's degree) or alternate courses exist. A description of each course is provided in the school course catalogue. Ordinarily, a 2.5 -credit course has 32 class-hours per semester and a 5.0-credit has 64 class-hours per semester.

CORE COURSES REQUIRED OF ALL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DOCTORAL TRACKS

In addition to school-wide requirements for basic core courses in biostatistics and epidemiology, all doctoral students must take the following courses:

EH 262: Introduction to the work Environment - 2.5
ID 263: Practice of Occupational Health - 5.0
EH 231: Occupational Health Policy & Admin - 2.5
ID 215: Environmental & Occupational Epi - 2.5
EH 236: Epidemiology of Occupational & Environmental Health Regulations - 5.0

REQUIRED HUMAN SUBJECTS TRAINING

All students engaged in human subjects research must fulfill human subjects training requirements every two years. For more information regarding training requirements, please go to the HSPH Human Subjects Committee website. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/human-subjects-committee/education/

OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CURRICULUM

Doctoral students in occupational epidemiology, occupational health, occupational injury epidemiology and occupational and environmental molecular epidemiology will spend their first two years completing coursework described for the masters of science, with additional courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, and biomarkers. Doctoral students pursuing areas of interest in occupational and environmental molecular epidemiology will take additional courses in genetics and biomarkers.

PRE-DOCTORAL YEAR ONE

BIO 201a (Fall)
Principles of Biostatistics - 5.0

EH 205 (Fall)
Human Physiology - 5.0

EH 262 (Fall)
Introduction to the Work Environment - 2.5

EPI 201 (Fall1)
Introduction to Epidemiology - 2.5

EPI 202 (Fall2)
Elements of Epidemiologic Research - 2.5

BIO 210 (Spring)
Analysis of Rates and Proportions - 5.0

EH 231 (Spring)
Occupational Health Policy & Administration - 2.5

EPI 203 (Spring1)
Study Design in Epidemiology- 2.5

EPI 204 (Spring2)
Analysis of Case-Control and Cohort Studies - 2.5

ID 215 (Spring)
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology - 2.5

ID 263 (Spring)
Practice of Occupational Health 5.0

Electives 5.0-10.0

PRE-DOCTORAL YEAR TWO

BIO 222 (Fall)
Basics of Statistical Inference - 5.0

EH 236 (Fall)
Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations - 5.0

EH 504 (Fall)
Principles of Toxicology - 5.0

HPM 292 (Spring2)
Research Ethics - 1.25
(cancelled)

Electives 15-22.5

a Either BIO 201spring or BIO213fall required.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION CURRICULUM

All Doctoral students in the NIOSH supported occupational injury prevention program will take: a) the course requirements for the School of Public Health , b) those specific to Occupational Health, and c) those specific to Occupational Injury Prevention, as described below.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIC TO OCCUPATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION

BIO 225 (Fall)
Multiple Regression Analysis - 2.5

EH 236 (Fall)
Epidemiology of Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations - 5.0

EH 241 (Spring)
Occupational Safety and Injury Prevention - 2.5

EH 243 (Spring)
Ergonomics and Human Factors - 2.5

EH 282 (Every other Spring2)
Injury Epidemiology - 2.5
(Offered 2009)

ID 240 (Spring1)
Principles of Injury Control - 2.5

RDS 500 (Spring1)
Risk Assessment - 2.5

ELECTIVES

EH 250
Protecting Workers and Communities from Hazardous Substances - 2.5

EH 254 (Every other Spring)
Evaluation and Control of Noise and Vibration - 2.5

EH 296 (Spring)
Occupational Biomechanics - 5.0

ENG SCI 145a(Fall)
System Analysis and Physiology Applications - 5.0

MIT 2.181
Human Factors Engineering - 5.0

MIT 2.182
Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement - 5.0

a ENG SCI is a course in the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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