Graduate Environmental Health Certificate

Program Overview

The Public Health—Environmental and Occupational Health Online Certificate from UWF provides a foundation in public health with specialized coursework in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental health. It aims to advance careers in public health, support professional certification, and educate on environmental protection and workplace safety. The program is delivered asynchronously with experienced faculty and offers unique approaches for graduate students.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Public Health—Environmental and Occupational Health Online Certificate from the University of West Florida (UWF) aims to provide a foundation in public health knowledge, with specialized coursework in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, disease monitoring, environmental toxicology, and risk management.

Objectives:

• Advance careers in public health
• Seek professional certification using the acquired knowledge
• Educate others on environmental protection and workplace safety

Outline:

Required Core (9 credit hours):

• PHC 5355 - Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health
• PHC 5356 - Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene
• PHC 6300 - Environmental Health

Non-Aerospace Students (9 credit hours):

• PHC 5102 - Principles of Public Health
• PHC 6251 - Disease Surveillance and Monitoring
• PHC 6310 - Environmental Toxicology

RAM Residents (9 credit hours):

• PHC 6194 - GIS Applications in Public Health
• PHC 6347 - Aerospace and Occupational Toxicology

Teaching:

• Asynchronous Delivery: Courses are delivered asynchronously, allowing students to complete coursework and communicate with professors at convenient times.
• Experienced Faculty: Professors have real-world experience in public health, which is incorporated into their teaching.
• Unique Approaches: Additional assignments are given to graduate students in some courses taken concurrently with undergraduate courses.

Careers:

• Career Advancement in Public Health: Pursue higher positions with the acquired knowledge.
• Professional Certification: Use the certificate as a basis for certification.
• Industry Opportunities: Work in health sciences, education, government, business, or social and natural sciences.
• Salary and Job Outlook:
• Environmental Health Scientists and Specialists: Median annual salary of $76,530, expected 5% growth from 2021 to 2031
• Health and Safety Engineers: Median annual salary of $89,130, expected 5% growth through 2028
• Health Educators and Community Health Workers: Median annual salary of $48,860, expected 12% growth from 2021 to 2031