Industrial Hygiene

In our industrial hygiene program the principles of chemistry are applied to the field of occupational health devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of health hazards to workers from biological, chemical, physical sources. (Program Mission and Educational Objectives) The major in industrial hygiene is designed to prepare students for direct entry into positions in industrial, government and other organizations as industrial hygienists and for entry into graduate programs in industrial hygiene. Requirements for the industrial hygiene major include prescribed ancillary courses in biology, computer science, mathematics and physics. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Hygiene are accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET). The following table lists the courses required to obtain a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in industrial hygiene.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

HRS

A. General Studies Component

41-47

B. Industrial Hygiene Major Requirements:

  

8

  • Quantitative Analysis (CH 305, 305LW)

4
  • Chemical Instrumentation (CH 306, 306LW)

5

  • Organic Chemistry (CH 311, 311L, 312, 312L)

10

  • Introductory Physical Chemistry (CH 375, 375L)

4

  • Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety (IH 222)

3

  • Industrial Ergonomics (IH 310)

3

  • Industrial Hygiene Problems (IH 322)

3

  • Industrial Toxicology (IH 333)

3
  • Industrial Safety (IH 411)

3
  • Airborne Hazards (IH 422)

4
  • Sampling Methods in Industrial Hygiene (IH 444)

4
TOTAL

46-54

Prescribed Supporting courses:

  
  • *Biology, Principles (BI 111)

4
  • Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI 141, 142)

8
  • Biology, Microbiology (BI 307)

4

  • Computer Science, Introduction to Computers (CS 110), Intermediate Computer Topics     
    (CS 120), or Computer Science I (CS 155)


3

  • *Mathematics, Calculus for Business and Life Sciences (MA 121, 122),
    or Calculus I (MA 125) and Calculus II (MA 126)


4-6
  • Mathematics, Fundamentals of Statistics (MA 345)

3

  • *Physics, Technical (PH 251, 252)

10

TOTAL

18-38

D. Minor:  A minor is not required for the Industrial Hygiene Major.

  
E. General Elective Hours: to bring total to 128.
   Recommendations for electives include Biology 402, 407; Chemistry 441; Earth Science 375; Industrial Hygiene 495, 496; Physics 201.
 

*These courses are required in the major if not completed as a part of the General Studies Component.