Academic Degrees
The following degrees and certificates are offered in these program areas below. Students admitted to these degree programs are eligible for competitively awarded traineeships that provide tuition and fees, as well as monthly stipends.
Occupational Exposure Science/Industrial Hygiene (OES/IH)
Mission
To educate highly qualified professional industrial hygienists and scientists with strength in the interdisciplinary discipline of occupational exposure science (OES) and industrial hygiene (IH), i.e., fundamental principles involved in anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of factors arising in the workplace that adversely impact human health and well-being.
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Degrees
Degrees offered: MS, MSPH, MSEE, PhD
OES/IH program educates highly qualified OSH professionals to function within multifaceted Occupational Health and Safety.
The purpose and objectives of the Occupational Exposure Science/Industrial Hygiene (OES/IH) program is training in occupational exposure science and industrial hygiene as a whole discipline (i.e., both practical and theoretical aspects). The OES/IH program educates students in the multifaceted exposure science area and offers degrees in Master of Science (MS), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSEE), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Our education mission is to prepare graduates with an interdisciplinary outlook for relevant careers in research, teaching, or professional practice. The OES/IH program provides unique resources and interdisciplinary opportunities for education in research and practice of advanced OES and IH that are needed by today’s rapidly changing industry. Our training encompasses a full range of applications in exposure science, including exposure analysis via quantitative measurements of external exposure and biomarkers of exposure, toxicology assessment, and advanced mathematical and statistical modeling to predict how toxic compounds enter and are dispersed throughout the body or are distributed throughout populations, to increase our knowledge of the mechanisms and dynamics of events either causing or preventing adverse health outcomes for science-based risk assessment in the workplace.
The training objectives in the MS-degree programs are the education of highly qualified professionals with strength in the discipline of OES/IH, i.e., the fundamental principles involved in the anticipation, recognition, and evaluation of factors arising in the workplace that adversely impact human health and well-being. The goal is to develop and attain strong competencies in communication skills, OES/IH knowledge base, and critical thinking capabilities that have been consistently identified by industry, government, and labor as the tools needed for success at the professional level. Thus, the MS-degree programs provide the basic training needed for an individual to function as an occupational safety and health (OSH) professional as well as to prepare the individual for further training in the scientific and research in OES/IH area.
The PhD, a terminal degree, is intended for incoming students who have a strong background in the sciences or engineering and prepares them for careers in basic and applied research, education, or management in OSH. The goal of our doctoral program is to educate highly qualified PhD’s who will contribute significant knowledge to the field and who are prepared to conduct original ongoing research at academia, government agencies, or private corporations, or for careers as teachers or specialized consultants in OHS.
Program Director
Leena Nylander-French, PhD, CIH
Director, Occupational Exposure Science/Industrial Hygiene Training Program
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7431
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7431
Email: leena_french@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 966-3826
For more information, visit the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering.
Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
Mission
To train students to become the occupational safety and ergonomics practitioners of the future while conducting scholarly research in the areas of occupational biomechanics, occupational safety and cognitive ergonomics.
The program, located in the Department of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University, considers all aspects of safety and ergonomics, including occupational safety, systems safety, cognitive ergonomics, and physical ergonomics, as well as cross-disciplinary topics, such as industrial toxicology and epidemiology, that are available through the NC OSHERC.
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Degrees
- NIOSH-funded students pursue the MSIE (thesis master’s degree), MIE (non-thesis master’s degree) and BSMS (five-year combined bachelor’s and master’s degree). Students pursuing these master’s degrees typically complete their program of study in two years. The program area within the department also offers the PhD degree in industrial engineering.
Program Director
Xu Xu, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, The Ergonomics Laboratory
Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
North Carolina State University
400 Daniels Hall
111 Lampe Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27695-7906
Email: xxu@ncsu.edu
Phone: (919) 513-7205
Occupational Medicine
Mission
The major goal of our program is to train ethical, board-certified, occupational physicians who possess the knowledge and skills necessary to provide occupational and environmental health professional services in a wide variety of settings, including academia, public health agencies, corporate occupational health, and community-based clinical occupational medicine. The knowledge and skills necessary to practice preventive medicine and occupational medicine are acquired over the course of a career and lifelong learning skills are emphasized.
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Degree Offered
- Degrees offered: Residents can complete an MPH or MSPH in several areas of specialization including epidemiology, industrial hygiene, public health leadership and health policy and administration. All residents are required to complete core courses, electives and clinical training requirements during a 24-month long residency. Click here for a list of courses.
The residency is accredited by the ACGME and provides residents with the qualifications to meet the American Board of Preventive Medicine eligibility requirements for specialty board certification in Occupational Medicine. The Duke Occupational and Environmental Clinic (DOEMC) is a member of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinics (AOEC), a nationally recognized network of clinics dedicated to the ethical practice of occupational medicine, research, education, and the prevention and treatment of occupational and environmentally induced diseases. The residency program is funded through a NIOSH Grant at The NC Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center (NC OSHERC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; industry grants; and clinical revenue from the DOEMC.
Program Director
Dennis Darcey, MD, MSPH, FACOEM
Program Director
Occupational Medicine Residency Program
Phone: 919-286-3232
darce001@mc.duke.edu
Carol Rourk, MBA
Residency Program Coordinator
919-286-3232
rourk003@mc.duke.edu
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
PO Box 3834
Durham, NC 27710
Fax: 919-286-1021
Occupational Epidemiology
Mission
To train highly-qualified scientists who will develop and apply the theory, method, and substance of epidemiology to protect workers’ safety and health.
The program offers four major areas of occupational research focus:
- injuries and musculoskeletal disorders
- cancer
- reproduction
- epidemiologic research methods
Degrees Offered
- Degrees offered: MS, MSPH is an intermediate step to the PhD; MPH Degree is available as a terminal professional degree for physicians and others with prior doctoral-level professional degrees, PhD.
The program emphasizes research training at the doctoral level. Completion of the
The PhD in epidemiology prepares students for careers in research and teaching. Students develop skills in occupational epidemiology through course work, involvement in research projects and practice opportunities.
Program Director
Lawrence Engel, PhD
Director, Occupational Epidemiology Program
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box #7435
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7435
Phone: 919-962-2756
larry.engel@unc.edu
