====== Master of Occupational Health ====== | [[#date_of_bor_approval|Date of BOR Approval]] | | [[#program_learning_outcomes|Program Learning Outcomes]] | | [[#admission_requirements|Admission Requirements]] | | [[#graduation_requirements|Graduation Requirements]] | | [[#summary_of_credit_units|Summary of Credit Units]] | | [[#curriculum_checklist|Curriculum Checklist]] | | [[#individual_course_titles_and_descriptions_with_credit_units,_pre-requisites_and/or_co-requisites|Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites]] | The Master of Occupational Health program is intended to prepare students for careers or responsibilities dealing with health and safety problems in the workplace. It is designed for professionals with diverse academic backgrounds. Emphasis is on principles and methods of occupational health and safety and their application in the provision of health care to workers in all occupations or workplaces.\\ \\ ==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ==== 1974/1975\\ == Date of Latest Revision == 21 May 2025\\ \\ ==== Program Learning Outcomes ==== At the end of the program, the student should be able to accomplish the following tasks: - implement health protection and health promotion strategies in addressing occupational health and safety (OHS) issues; - apply research skills and evidence-based solutions in addressing OHS issues; - manage occupational health and safety systems in local, international, multidisciplinary and multicultural settings; - apply innovative, fit-for-purpose, efficient and socially-responsive approaches for the prevention and management of injuries and diseases in the workplace; and - demonstrate the ability to address OHS issues in interprofessional collaborative settings while adhering to legal, professional, social and ethical standards. ==== Admission Requirements ==== - Must fulfill the general admission requirements of the National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS) of UP Manila - Must have at least a baccalaureate degree preferably in biological or health sciences - Approval of the applicant’s qualification for graduate work in OH by the MOH Committee ==== Graduation Requirements ==== - General weighted average of 2.00 or better - Completion of thirty (30) units of academic courses and must have passed the Comprehensive Examination === Summary of Credit Units === ^ Category ^ Credit Units ^ | Major Courses | 13.0 | | Core Courses | 10.0 | | Elective Courses | 7.0 | | Total | 30.0 | === Curriculum Checklist === == For full-time students == ^ First Year ^^^^^^ | **First Semester** || **Second Semester** || **Midyear** || | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | | OH 201 | 2.0 | OH 206 | 2.0 | OH 280 | 3.0 | | OH 202 | 2.0 | OH 211 | 2.0 | | OH 205 | 1.0 | OH 215 | 1.0 | | Biostat 201A | 3.0 | OH 209 | 2.0 | | HPAd 201 | 2.0 | Epi 201A | 3.0 | | Elective 1 | 2.0 | HPAd 209 | 2.0 | | Elective 2 | 1.0 | Elective 3 | 2.0 | | | | Elective 4 | 2.0 | | Total | 13.0 | Total | 14.0 | Total | 3.0 | == For part-time students == ^ First Year ^^^^ | **First Semester** || **Second Semester** || | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | | OH 201 | 2.0 | Epi 201A | 3.0 | | Biostat 201A | 3.0 | Elective 1 | 2.0 | | HPAd 201 | 2.0 | Elective 2 | 2.0 | | Total | 7.0 | Total | 7.0 | ^ Second Year ^^^^^^ | **First Semester** || **Second Semester** || **Midyear** || | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | | OH 202 | 2.0 | HPAd 209 | 2.0 | OH 280 | 3.0 | | OH 205 | 1.0 | OH 206 | 1.0 | | OH 211 | 2.0 | OH 215 | 2.0 | | Elective 3 | 1.0 | Elective 4 | 2.0 | | Total | 6.0 | Total | 7.0 | Total | 3.0 | === Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites === //Important: Courses reflected in the MOH curriculum are to be implemented beginning A.Y. 2026-2027. Similar courses listed in other graduate programs are those of the former MOH curriculum.//\\ \\ ==== Major Courses ==== **Course Code:** OH 201\\ **Course Title:** Principles and Methods of Occupational Health\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (1.5 units lecture, 0.5 units laboratory)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Basic principles and methods of Occupational Health highlighting OH issues and hazards, the relationship of occupation to disease and injuries as well as overview of control measures\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 202\\ **Course Title:** Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (1.5 units lecture, 0.5 units laboratory)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Application of Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Toxicology principles in the development of evaluation strategies and specific control measures for health and safety hazards\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 205\\ **Course Title:** Fundamentals of Workplace Pollution\\ **Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Workplace pollution focusing on major areas such as waste management and pollution control\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 206\\ **Course Title:** Workplace Assessment\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (0.5 lecture, 1.5 field)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 202\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Survey, analysis, and recommendation regarding health and safety problems in workplaces visited\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 211\\ **Course Title:** Industrial Safety\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Fundamentals and principles of safety in industry\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 215\\ **Course Title:** Occupational Health and Safety Management System\\ **Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201 and HPAd 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Application of the elements of health and safety management system towards continuous improvement of health and safety conditions in workplaces\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 280\\ **Course Title:** Occupational Health Field Practice\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0 (240 credit hours, 30 days)\\ **Pre-requisite:** Completion of all other Major Courses and all Core Courses\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** This course provides the necessary exposure in actual workplace situations for the application of planning and management skills and demonstration of proper attitudes and other attributes of an effective occupational health practitioner.\\ \\ ==== Core Courses ==== **Course Code:** HPAd 201\\ **Course Title:** Principles of Health Administration\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Theoretical framework in planning and managing the health system\\ \\ **Course Code:** HPAd 209\\ **Course Title:** Health Services Research\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** HPAd 201 and Biostat 201 or Biostat 201A\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Philosophy, concepts, methods and applications of health services research\\ \\ **Course Code:** Biostat 201A\\ **Course Title:** Essentials of Biostatistics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Basic concepts and methods of biostatistics for public health professionals\\ \\ **Course Code:** Epi 201A\\ **Course Title:** Essentials of Epidemiology\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** Biostat 201 or Biostat 201A\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Application of concepts and methods of epidemiology in public health practice\\ \\ ==== Electives ==== **Course Code:** OH 208\\ **Course Title:** Occupational Diseases\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (31 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Clinical manifestations, prevention, and management of diseases caused by or exacerbated by work and its environment\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 209\\ **Course Title:** Labor Policies and Disability Management\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 208\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Labor policies related to occupational health and safety; elements of disability evaluation, workplace accommodation and return to work programs\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 210\\ **Course Title:** Workplace Sanitation\\ **Credit Units:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Fundamentals of sanitation in the workplace\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 212\\ **Course Title:** Occupational Health Nursing\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lect)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Principles and methods of occupational health nursing\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 213\\ **Course Title:** Occupational Lung Diseases\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 208\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Mechanisms of occupational lung disorders and their control\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 214\\ **Course Title:** Principles of Ergonomics\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Fundamentals and principles of ergonomics for the development and design of person-task-environment system for optimum performance, worker’s health and safety\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 214.1\\ **Course Title:** Applied Ergonomics\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (8 hours lecture, 48 hours lab and field)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 214\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Development and design of human machine-environment systems\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 295\\ **Course Title:** Seminars on Occupational Health and Safety\\ **Credit Units:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Discussion on issues and concerns in Occupational Health and Safety\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 297\\ **Course Title:** Special Topics in Occupational Health and Safety\\ **Credit Units:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Recent developments in Occupational Health and Safety\\ \\ **Course Code:** OH 298\\ **Course Title:** Special Problems in Occupational Health and Safety\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0 (48 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** HPAd 209\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** A study addressing a specific Occupational Health problem\\ \\ **Course Code:** EH 201\\ **Course Title:** Principles and Methods of Environmental Health\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (28 hours lecture, 8 hours field)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Environmental health practice in relation to the prevention and control of diseases\\ \\ **Course Code:** PH 205\\ **Course Title:** Environmental Epidemiology\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (24 hours lecture, 16 hours laboratory)\\ **Pre-requisite:** Epi 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Principles and methods of epidemiology applied in the identification and prevention of environmental problems\\ \\ **Course Code:** HPAd 207\\ **Course Title:** Human Resource Management\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Human resources management policy, practice, functions and problems in health care organizations\\ \\ **Course Code:** HPE 201\\ **Course Title:** Theories and Practice of Health Promotion and Education\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Application of principles, theories, and strategies of health promotion and education in different settings and programs within the context of globalization\\ \\ **Course Code:** HPE 206\\ **Course Title:** Socio-cultural Determinants of Health\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Social, cultural, political and economic determinants affecting health and illness\\