Between the monthly classroom sessions, students prepare for class and do work-related projects at their sites of employment. A Master of Science degree in Industrial Health will be awarded to students upon successful completion of the curriculum. Over 85 industrial hygienists have completed the degree program since its inception in 1987.
Applicants ideally have two or more years of appropriate professional experience.
However, students can be admitted on the basis of acceptable academic preparation, and are not required to be working in or have previous experience in occupational health. The program in Industrial Hygiene provides course work which includes courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, occupational disease, occupational law, and occupational toxicology. Students are required to do an independent research project, in which the student investigates an occupational health problem usually related to his or her workplace.