Risk assessment, a process developed in 1983 by the National Academy of Sciences, provides the framework for most current studies of environmental health concerns. As a student in this certificate program, you will be provided concentrated graduate education that will enable you to:
- Specify/measure the magnitude, duration and route of human exposure to selected hazardous environmental/occupational agents.
- Describe methods for quantifying dose and specify how this knowledge can be used to estimate probability of developing environmental/occupational disease outcomes.
Academic Requirements
15 credits (11 credits in core courses and at least four credits of electives in your chosen area of interest). A certificate program coordinator will be assigned to assist you throughout the program.
Required Courses
- EOH 2181 Risk Assessment Practicum (2 credits)
- EOH 2175 Principles of Toxicology (3 credits)
- EOH 2504 Principles of Environmental Exposure (3 credits)
- EOH 2122 Transport and Fate of Environmental Agents (3 credits)
Electives
- EOH 2180 Introduction to Risk Sciences (1 credit)
- BCHS 2572 Risk Communication (3 credits)
- EPIDEM 2110 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- EOH 2309 Environmental Health Chemistry (3 credits)
Note: A statistics course is not required, however experience in statistical applications will assist you in understanding some of the program concepts.
Admissions
Applicants must meet the general Pitt Public Health MPH admission requirements.
- Applicants must possess a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent degree from a foreign school and substantial knowledge in a discipline relevant to public health, either through study, experience, or both.
- MPH and certificate applicants must have six college credits in behavioral and social sciences (with a C or better).
