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Public Health, BS


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A four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health is offered by the Department of Biology with options in environmental health, industrial hygiene, or public health education. The industrial hygiene program is accredited by the Applied Science Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; 111 Market Place, Suite 1050; Baltimore MD 21202-4012; telephone (410) 347-7700. Individuals completing the environmental health option are qualified to take the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian Examination (REHS/RS). Those completing the industrial hygiene option are granted benefits toward both the Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) examinations. Public Health Education graduates are qualified to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination. The Public Health degree requires a core of biology courses similar to that required for the biology degrees; additional biology and public health courses; and chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, and allied science and engineering courses appropriate to each emphasis. The course requirements are as follows:

Industrial Hygiene Emphasis


Mathematics and Statistics Requirement (7 credits)


Environmental Health Emphasis


Mathematics and Statistics Requirement (7 credits)


Public Health Education Emphasis


Note:


1 Students considering graduate or professional school and those who want a stronger chemistry background should replace CHEM 2300  and CHEM 2315  with the two-semester Organic Chemistry series (CHEM 2310 , CHEM 2315 , CHEM 2320 , and CHEM 2325 , 10 total credits).

2 Industrial Hygiene students taking PUBH 5730  may not be eligible for a minor in Chemistry.

3 MGT 3110  and MGT 4630  are intended for students who are pursuing a minor in Human Resource Management.

4 PUBH 5730  may satisfy either the additional chemistry requirement or the elective option (but not both).

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