Undergraduate minor
Environmental and Occupational Health
Study the impact of environmental and occupational hazards on human health.
Corvallis Campus
Ecampus
Study the impact of environmental and occupational hazards on human health with the environmental and occupational health undergraduate minor.
You’ll learn to develop effective interventions that will control and prevent exposure to hazards that negatively impact workers and the general population.
This minor is offered on OSU’s Corvallis campus and online through Ecampus.
A minor that fits any major
No matter which major you’re in, the environmental and occupational health minor will enhance your undergraduate studies. It could be especially beneficial if you’re pursuing a degree in one of the following degree programs:
- Business administration
- Environmental sciences
- Environmental economics and policy
- Management
- Natural resources
- Agricultural sciences
- Public health
- Public policy
Eligibility requirements
This minor is available to all majors, including public health majors with options in health promotion and health behavior and health management and policy.
- Have a minimum OSU GPA of 2.0
- All courses must be taken for a letter (A-F) grade
- No more than two attempts at any course or pre-requisite
Minimum grade policy
A grade of C- or higher is required for all courses in your undergraduate program of study.
This includes all courses and associated prerequisite courses in your undergraduate program of study for a major, minor or certificate as listed in the online course catalog.
Accelerated EOH master’s program
If you’re currently working toward a minor in environmental and occupational health, you could save time and money by earning an accelerated MPH.
Required courses
The following courses must be competed satisfactorily to fulfill the environmental and occupational health minor:
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| Course | Credit hours | |
|---|---|---|
| H 344 |
Foundations of Environmental Health Identifies environmentally-linked disease, population growth, and health concerns associated with toxic substances, food quality, air pollution, water pollution, noise, solid and hazardous waste, and pesticide use. Explores scientific topics related to environmental health in a global context that impact our collective environment. Compares and contrasts select environmental problems in the US to those that occur in the global community. |
3 credits |
| H 445 |
Occupational Health Current and historical topics in the area of occupational health, with particular emphasis on the types of materials that produce human health effects; clinical and epidemiologic data used to assess the public health importance of occupational pollutants and to evaluate control strategies. (Bacc Core course) |
3 credits |
| H 448 |
Public Health Toxicology Introduction to the concepts and principles of toxicology as they apply to environmental and occupational health. Prerequisites: H 344 with C- or better |
3 credits |
| H 480 |
Seminar Explores current topics in environmental health and safety. EOH faculty will discuss their current research interests; EOH graduate student speakers will share their environmental health and safety internship experiences. Documentaries will be viewed to introduce topics of discussion. Features will be discussions relating directly to ongoing, current environmental/occupational health crises, both in the United States and around the world. |
3 credits |
| = 12 credits | ||
Electives
Select five electives listed below for a total of 15 credits:
All courses below require Junior Standing
* designates a Bacc Core course
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| Course | Credit hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 432 | Environmental Law | 4 credits |
| AG 412 | AG Safety and Health | 3 credits |
| FE 460 |
Forest Operations Regulations and Policy Issues Attributes: CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, WIC |
3 credits |
| FST 421 |
*Food Law Attributes: CSST – Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society |
3 credits |
| GEO 309 | *Environmental Justice
Attributes: CPDP – Core, Perspective, Difference/Power/Discrimination |
3 credits |
| GEOG 250 |
*Land Use Planning for Sustainable Communities Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions |
3 credits |
| GEOG 300 |
*Sustainability for the Common Good Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core |
3 credits |
| GEOG 331 |
*Population, Consumption and the Environment Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues |
3 credits |
| H 332 / GEOG 332 |
*Climate and Health Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference, Power & Discrimination |
3 credits |
| H 385 | Safety and Health Standards and Laws | 3 credits |
| H 388 |
*Global Environment Health Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues |
3 credits |
| H 489 | Emergency and Disaster Management | 3 credits |
| H 494 | Applied Ergonomics | 3 credits |
| = 15 credits | ||