Program Overview

Industrial Hygiene Certificate (Graduate)

The online Graduate Certificate in Industrial Hygiene prepares professionals with the basic knowledge of industrial hygiene and toxicology to recognize and control workplace hazards. The Certificate provides 15 industrial hygiene specific credits that prepare students for the Certified Industrial Hygiene (CIH) exam.

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Industrial Hygiene is a non-degree program. Courses carry degree credit that may be applied toward the MSPH or MPH degrees. This graduate certificate is offered online, suiting the needs of most mid-career professionals.

Program Competencies

At the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Industrial Hygiene, the student will be able to:

• Recognize hazardous agents and the adverse effects of exposure
• Anticipate and evaluate work place hazards using basic and applied scientific and engineering principles.
• Specify types of personal protective equipment and other controls for work place hazards and exposures.

Program Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Industrial Hygiene requires a total of 15 credits that includes:

• Required Courses:
  • ENHS 6030: Survey of Environmental Health (3 credits)
  • ENHS 6600: Principles of Toxicology (3 credits)
  • ENHS 6720: Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3 credits)
• Select six credits from the following:
  • ENHS 6300: Radiological Health
  • ENHS 6540: Principles of Occupational Health
  • ENHS 6620: Physical Agents & Ergonomic Hazards in the Workplace
  • ENHS 7110: Industrial Ventilation & Chemical Hazard Control
  • ENHS 7500: Air Sampling & Analysis 1 Total Credit Hours: 15

Applying Graduate Certificate Credits

12 credits from the Industrial Hygiene Certificate courses may be applied to the MSPH in Industrial Hygiene. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in coursework and meet the admission requirements to transfer to the degree program.

Combined Graduate Certificate with a Graduate Degree

Students in another graduate degree program can add a graduate certificate in Industrial Hygiene. Only 3 credit hours can be shared between the graduate degree program and certificate.

Program Details

• Program String and Field of Study: PHCER_GR, IH
• The program is offered by the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of Environmental Health Sciences.