Industrial Hygiene Major (B.S.I.H.)

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Major Code BS3309

College of Health Sciences and Professions
Social and Public Health, Department of
Grover Center W324
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4675
Fax: 740.593.0555
www.ouchsp.org/sph

Tim Ryan, contact person

Environmental and occupational health and safety professionals are trained to evaluate and control environmental factors that might cause or contribute to health problems. Two distinct majors are available: Environmental Health Science and Industrial Hygiene.

The industrial hygiene option prepares you for a career as an industrial hygienist. An industrial hygienist is concerned with evaluating and controlling workplace environmental exposures that affect workers’ and the public’s health and safety. Industrial hygiene is one of the leading occupational safety professions. After graduation you will be competitive in an expanding job market with major corporations, consulting firms, and government agencies. In addition, the program will prepare you for admission to graduate school in industrial hygiene, environmental science, and public health. When you have completed the prescribed course of study and have applied officially for degree conferral, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene.

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .

College-Level Requirements for the College of Health Sciences and Professions

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Program Requirements

IH 200 - Introduction to Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety and Health Credit Hours: 4
IH 400 - Industrial Hygiene Sampling and Analysis Credit Hours: 5
IH 401 - Toxicological Effects of Hazardous Materials Credit Hours: 4
IH 405 - Ventilation for Contaminant Control Credit Hours: 4
IH 406 - Ventilation Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
IH 410 - Physical Hazards: Evaluation and Control Credit Hours: 4
IH 415 - Introduction to Radiological Health: Evaluation and Control Credit Hours: 4
IH 420 - Hazardous Material:Management and Control Credit Hours: 4

Required Elective Courses

EH/HLTH/IH Electives (select a minimum of 4 courses)

EH 310 - Water Supply and Wastewater Environmental Health Practice Credit Hours: 3
EH 312 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Credit Hours: 4
EH 320 - Shelter Environments Credit Hours: 4
EH 330 - Food Quality Control Credit Hours: 4
EH 430 - Vector Control and Pesticide Use Credit Hours: 3
EH 440 - Air Quality and Pollution Control Credit Hours: 3
EH 450 - Institutional Environmental Health Practice Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 230 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
IH 430 - Laboratory Safety & Hygiene Credit Hours: 4

Other Electives

(select a minimum of 3 courses. Prerequisite courses do not count toward the 3 course minimum. Courses with laboratories are considered as one elective only.)

Science Electives

BIOS 203 - Human Biology II: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 300 - Anatomy and Histology Credit Hours: 6
BIOS 301A - Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 3
and
BIOS 301B - Human Anatomy Lab Credit Hours: 2
(must take 301A and 301B to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 342 - Principles of Physiology I Credit Hours: 3
(must take 342 and 354 to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 343 - Principles of Physiology II Credit Hours: 3
(must take 343 and 355 to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 354 - Principles of Physiology Lab I Credit Hours: 2
(must take 342 and 354 to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 355 - Principles of Physiology Lab II Credit Hours: 2
(must take 343 and 355 to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 422 - Microbiological Techniques Credit Hours: 5
BIOS 423A - Pathogenic Bacteriology Credit Hours: 3
and
BIOS 423B - Pathogenic Bacteriology Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
(must take 423A and 423B to count as one course for this requirement)
BIOS 441A - Parasitology Credit Hours: 3
and
BIOS 441B - Parasitology Laboratory Credit Hours: 2
(must take 441A and 441B to count as one course for this requirement)
GEOG 201 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 268 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 357 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 370 - Geographic Information Systems Applications Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 335 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 4

Engineering Elective

CH E 448 - Safety in the Process Industry Credit Hours: 3

Business Electives

BMT 285 - Government and Business Credit Hours: 4
BMT 288 - Computer Applications for Management Credit Hours: 4
FIN 331 - Risk and Insurance Credit Hours: 4
HRM 320 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 4
HRM 425 - Employee Relations Credit Hours: 4
MGT 340 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 4

Internship, Practica, Field Experience, Senior Internship Registration Requirements

Generally, the policy on internships, practica, field experiences, and senior internship requires registration for the experience in the quarter(s) that the requirements for the course are actually fulfilled. The only exception to this requirement is an experience that takes place over winter break, in which case registration for the course may occur during either fall or winter quarter. Be sure to work closely with your adviser/program coordinator to ensure proper registration and fulfillment.

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Industrial Hygiene Major (B.S.I.H.)

Major Code BS3309

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

College-Level Requirements for the College of Health Sciences and Professions

Program Requirements

Environmental Health Science

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Required Elective Courses

Other Electives

Science Electives

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Business Electives

Internship, Practica, Field Experience, Senior Internship Registration Requirements