Environmental Health Science & Policy (EHSP)

“In the Environmental and Occupational Health Concentration you can choose from two MPH programs, Environmental Health Science and Policy (EHSP) and Global Environmental Health (GEH). Both provide a solid grounding in the relevant science, develop analytic skills to compare options and identify solutions and clearly show the link between science and policy in public health. EHSP is primarily concerned with the developed world, with GEH the developing world is the target. In EOH, our goal is helping to deliver a sustainable future for all.”

George Gray, PhD
Professor

EHSP…

  • evaluates the impact of natural & human-made environment on health.
  • analyzes policies for implications for environmental & occupational health.
  • graduates participate in policy development, implementation and evaluation.
  • assess and manage environmental & occupational risks.

For more information please see the Milken Institute School of Public Health - EHSP.

Curriculum

Year 1, Semester 1

Course Number

Title Credits
PubH 6002 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health 3
PubH 6003 Principles and Practice of Epidemiology 3
PubH 6007 Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health 2
PubH 6009 Fundamentals of Program Evaluation 2
PubH 6011 Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health 3
PubH 6012 Fundamentals of Health Policy 2
PubH 6021 Essentials of PH Practice and Leadership 1 - Leading Self and Teams in PH 1
PubH 6591 Leadership Seminar for PA/MPH Students-Elective 1
ANAT 6215 Anatomy for Health Sciences Students 3
  Total Semester Credits 20

Year 1, Semester 2

Course Number

Title Credits
PubH 6022 Essentials of PH Practice and Leadership 2 - Managing Organizations and Influencing Systems in PH 1
PubH 6121 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3
PubH 6126 Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards 3
PubH 61XX Selective 1
PubH 6137 EOH Culminating Experience A 1
PA 6122 Role of PA in American Health Care 2
  Total Semester Credits 11

Year 1, Semester 3

Course Number

Title Credits
PubH 6122 EOH Policies, Politics and Programs 3
PubH 6123 Toxicology: Applications for Public Health 3
PubH 6124 Problem Solving in EOH 2
PubH 6131 Applied Data Analysis in EOH 3
PubH 6138 EOH Culminating Experience B 1
PA 6119 Health, Justice, Society II 1
  Total Semester Credits 13

Year 2, Semester 1 (PA Only Course)

Course Number

Title Credits
PA 6101 Clinical Assessment I 4
PA 6104 Integration into Clinical Concepts I 2
PA 6109 Foundations of Medicine 5
PA 6111 Evidence-Based Practice for PA/MPH  Students 1
PHYL 6211 Physiology for Health Sciences Students 3
  Total Semester Credits 15

Year 2, Semester 2 (PA Only Courses)

Course Number

Title Credits
PA 6102 Clinical Assessment II 1
PA 6105 Integration into Clinical Concepts II 2
PA 6112 Clinical Medicine I 7
PA 6116 Clinical Skills I 1
PA 6120 Human Behavior 2
PHAR 6207 Basic Principles of Pharmacology 2
  Total Semester Credits 16

Year 2, Semester 3 (PA Only Courses)

Course Number

Title Credits
PA 6103 Clinical Assessment III 1
PA 6106 Integration into Clinical Concepts III 2
PA 6113 Clinical Medicine II 7
PA 6117 Clinical Skills II 1
PA 6121 Clinical Specialties 6
PHAR 6208 Pharm in Dis. Pathophysiology 2
  Total Semester Credits 19

Year 3, Semester 1-3 (PA Rotations)

Course Number

Title Credits
PA 6259 Introduction to Clinical Education 2
PA 6261 Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6262 Primary Care Care Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6263 Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6264 Women's Health Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6265 Pediatrics Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6266 Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6267 Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum 5
PA 6268 Elective Clinical Practicum* 5
PA 6300 Introduction to Professional Practice 2
  Clinical Year Total Credits 44

*Elective in required Occupational Health to substitute for required EHSP practicum requirement.