====== Master of Science in Public Health (Environmental 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 Science in Public Health (Environmental Health) aims to provide instruction in the environmental health sciences and in the study, evaluation, and control of environmental health problems. These are research opportunities for those who wish to work in the broad field of environmental health. Through specific research, the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health contributes to knowledge, thereby enhancing the understanding of the environmental hazards affecting human health.\\
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==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ====
1099th BOR Meeting, 25 July 1996\\
== Date of Latest Revision ==
N/A\\
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==== Program Learning Outcomes ====
A graduate from the program should be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to:
  - recognize the different environmental hazards and their environmental and health effects;
  - apply principles and methods of controlling environmental hazards and their health effects;
  - plan and conduct environmental and health impact of development projects; and
  - formulate an environmental health program.
==== Admission Requirements ====
  - Good scholastic record from any recognized institution of higher learning
  - At least 1-year of work experience in the related field
  - Duly accomplished Application Form (downloadable through the NGOHS website: ngohs.upm.edu.ph)
  - Compliance with the general requirements found on the 2nd page of the Application Form (UPM-NGS-OP-01F1)
==== Graduation Requirements ====
  - Residency of at least 1 full academic year immediately prior to the granting of the degree. 
  - Completion of a minimum of 34 units of formal courses (11 units of core courses, 13 units of major courses, 10 units of electives) 
  - GWA of 2.00 or better in the major courses and an overall weighted average of 2.00 or better provided there is no grade of 5.00 in any of the courses
  - Residency of at least 1 full academic year immediately prior to the granting of the degree 
  - Certificate of submission of paper for Publication
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=== Summary of Credit Units ===
^  Category  ^  Credit Units  ^
| Core/Professional Courses | 24.0 |
| Electives | 10.0 |
| Internship/Thesis/Capstone | 6.0 |
| Total | 40.0 |
=== Curriculum Checklist ===
^  First Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| Biostat 201 | 3.0 | EH 202 | 2.0 |
| Epi 201 | 3.0 | OH 204 | 2.0 |
| EH 201 | 2.0 | EH 215 | 1.0 |
| PH 201 | 2.0 | EH 207 | 2.0 |
| HPAd 201 | 2.0 | Elective 1 | 2.0 |
|  |  | Elective 2 | 2.0 |
| Total | 12.0 | Total | 11.0 |

^  Second Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| BIOSTAT 206 | 2.0 | PH 205 | 2.0 |
| EH 297 | 1.0 | Elective 5 | 2.0 |
| Elective 3 | 2.0 |  |  |
| Elective 4 | 2.0 |  |  |
| Total | 7.0 | Total | 4.0 |

^  Third Year  ^^^^
|  **First Semester**  ||  **Second Semester**  ||
| **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** |
| EH 300.2 | 3.0 | EH 300.1 | 3.0 |
| Total | 3.0 | Total | 3.0 |

=== Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites ===
==== Core Courses ==== 
**Course Code:** Biostat 201\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Biostatistics I\\
**Credit Units:** 3 units (24 hours lecture, 48 hours laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Collection, presentation and elementary analysis of data\\
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**Course Code:** Epi 201\\
**Course Title:** Principles of Epidemiology\\
**Credit Units:** 3 units (24 hours lecture, 48 hours laboratory)\\
**Prerequisite:** Biostat. 201 or consent of instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Ecology of human diseases and epidemiologic methods\\
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==== Major Courses ====
**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\\
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**Course Code:** EH 202\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Health Practice\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours field)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Problems of water supply and waste disposal, milk and food sanitation, solid waste management, control of vectors of diseases, atmospheric pollution control, radiological health, housing and emergency sanitation. Practice is provided in conducting community sanitary surveys and inspection.\\
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**Course Code:** EH 207\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Environmental Toxicology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** EH201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Elements in the transport and fate of toxic substances in environmental compartments and the mechanisms of human exposure to these toxicants\\
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**Course Code:** EH 215\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Health Policy\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Consent of instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Elements, processes and approaches in the development of environmental health policy\\
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**Course Code:** EH 297\\
**Course Title:** Seminar on Environmental Health\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Consent of instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Discussion on issues and concerns in environmental health\\
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**Course Code:** OH 204\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Physiology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Physiological responses of man to various stresses in the environment\\
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**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\\
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==== Other Required Courses ====
**Course Code:** Biostat 206\\
**Course Title:** Research Methods I\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Biostat 201 and Epi 201 or their equivalent\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of field investigation; sampling methods in the study of health problems of human populations\\
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**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\\
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**Course Code:** PH 201\\
**Course Title:** Man, Health and the Environment I\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours laboratory/ workshop)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** The dynamic interrelationships between man and the environment as these affect health\\
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==== Electives/Cognates ====
**Course Code:** EH 203\\
**Course Title:** Chemistry of Water and Wastewater\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours laboratory and field)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Sampling and analyzing raw and treated surface waters, well waters, raw and treated sewage sludge, and industrial waste. The theoretical and historical bases for the tests are presented and the efficiency of various treatment processes is evaluated by means of chemical and biochemical tests.\\
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**Course Code:** EH 204\\
**Course Title:** Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Chem 26 or equivalent\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles of instrumental techniques for chemical analysis of environmental samples (air, water, sediment, etc.)\\
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**Course Code:** EH 205\\
**Course Title:** Biological Aspects of Water Supply and Water Pollution\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lect 32 hours lab and field)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** The role of biological processes in taste and odor production in water, natural purification of streams, in sewage and industrial waste treatment processes. Practice is provided in biological water quality testing including recognition of important species of algae and protozoa in water.\\
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**Course Code:** EH 207\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Environmental Toxicology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** EH 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Elements in the transport and fate of toxic substances in environmental compartments and the mechanisms of human exposure to these toxicants\\
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**Course Code:** EH 208\\
**Course Title:** Air Pollution Epidemiology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (16 hours lecture, 32 hours laboratory)\\
**Pre-requisites:** Epi201, PH 205\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Application of epidemiological principles and methods for determining effects of air pollution on human health\\
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**Course Code:** EH 209\\
**Course Title:** Radiological Health\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture and demonstration)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles and methods of the prevention and control of hazards from ionizing radiation\\
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**Course Code:** EH 210\\
**Course Title:** Hospital Sanitation and Safety\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Fundamentals of environmental sanitation; water supply and water conditioning for hospitals; food sanitation; hospital waste handling and disposal; protection against radiation; safety and accident prevention in hospitals\\
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**Course Code:** EH 211\\
**Course Title:** Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (24 hours lecture, 16 hours field)\\
**Pre-requisite:** EH 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Strategies and approaches to waste management, identification of health hazards associated with improper disposal of waste and their control\\
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**Course Code:** EH 212\\
**Course Title:** Introduction to Environmental Health Impact Assessment\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Epi 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles, concepts and strategies of health impact assessment\\
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**Course Code:** EH 214\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Health Service For Emergencies\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** PH 203\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Planning and management of environmental health services for disasters\\
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**Course Code:** EH 215\\
**Course Title:** Environmental Health Policy\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Consent of instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Elements, processes and approaches in the development of environmental health policy\\
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**Course Code:** EH 216\\
**Course Title:** Introduction to Environmental Health Economics\\
**Credit Units:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** Consent of instructor\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles and methods in the economic valuation of environmental pollution\\
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**Course Code:** EH 299\\
**Course Title:** Special Studies and Research\\
**Credit Units:** 3.0\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Concepts and methods of research as applied to environmental health\\
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**Course Code:** OH 201\\
**Course Title:** Principles and Methods of Occupational Health\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (1.5 units lecture, 0.5 units laboratory; 40 hours)\\
**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\\
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**Course Code:** OH 202\\
**Course Title:** Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (1.5 units lecture, 0.5 units lab; 40 hours)\\
**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\\
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**Course Code:** OH 205\\
**Course Title:** Fundamentals of Workplace Pollution\\
**Credit Units:** 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\\
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**Course Code:** OH 206\\
**Course Title:** Workplace Assessment\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (0.5 lecture and 1.5 field; 56 hours)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OH 202\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Survey, analysis, and recommendation regarding health and safety problems in workplaces visited\\
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**Course Code:** OH 211\\
**Course Title:** Occupational Safety\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Fundamentals and principles of safety in industry\\
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**Course Code:** OH 215\\
**Course Title:** Occupational Health and Safety Management System\\
**Credit Units:** 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\\
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**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\\
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**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\\
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**Course Code:** OH 210\\
**Course Title:** Workplace Sanitation\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Fundamentals of sanitation in the workplace\\
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**Course Code:** OH 212\\
**Course Title:** Occupational Health Nursing\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (32 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Principles and methods of occupational health nursing\\
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**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:** Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, prevention and management of occupational lung diseases\\
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**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\\
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**Course Code:** OH 214.1\\
**Course Title:** Applied Ergonomics\\
**Credit Units:** 2.0 (8 hours lecture , 48 hours laboratory and field)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OH 214\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Development and design of human machine-environment systems\\
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**Course Code:** OH 295\\
**Course Title:** Seminars on Occupational Health and Safety\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** None\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Discussion on issues and concerns in Occupational Health and Safety\\
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**Course Code:** OH 297\\
**Course Title:** Special Topics in Occupational Health and Safety\\
**Credit Unit:** 1.0 (16 hours lecture)\\
**Pre-requisite:** OH 201\\
**Co-requisite:** None\\
**Course Description:** Recent developments in Occupational Health and Safety\\
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