Environmental Science Program (ENSC)
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IH Program Outcomes and Objectives
IH Program Outcomes and Objectives
Industrial Hygiene Program Educational Objectives (AFTER graduation) that graduates of the Industrial Hygiene program should:
- Apply the fundamental principles and the practice of industrial hygiene to address the health of workers, the community, businesses, government, education/research, or other work environments;
- Communicate and interact effectively with technical and non-technical audiences;
- Integrate ethical, social, current, and global issues and responsibilities in their practice;
- Work individually or on a team to critically analyze and address complex problems in occupational health;
- Recognize that the practice of industrial hygiene requires ongoing learning, and undertake appropriate activities to address this need.
Industrial Hygiene Program Outcomes:
- Develop a broad base knowledge in science, math, and social sciences;
- Anticipate, recognize, and quantify agents, factors, and stressors generated by and/or associated with defined sources, unit operations, environmental processes, & work tasks;
- Understand the physiologic and toxicologic interactions of physical, chemical, and biological, agents, as well as ergonomic factors, with biological systems and the potential effects of occupational and environmental contaminants;
- Evaluate qualitative and quantitative aspects of exposure assessment, dose-response, and risk characterization based on pathways and modes of entry;
- Conduct experiments and interpret data and results from epidemiologic and toxicologic studies for the evaluation of health risks associated with occupational and environmental exposures;
- Evaluate and recommend engineering, administrative, and personal protective equipment controls or other interventions to reduce or eliminate hazards;
- Recognize important ethical, social, cultural, global, and current issues impacting worker health and the environment;
- Understand and apply current applicable business and managerial practices;
- Interpret and apply current applicable occupational and environmental regulations;
- Participate as a team player in the development of scientific reports, and technical summaries;
- Effectively communicate verbally and in writing using computers and state of the art media; and
- Recognize the importance of continuous and ongoing learning.
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