Program Requirements
Road to OEH Success
The MSc OEH requires students to complete 42 credits throughout the program. Which courses a student will take is dependent on whether a student chooses a practicum or thesis stream.
At a Glance
| Thesis Option | Practicum Option |
| 21 credits of required courses (including 12 credits for thesis) | 18 credits of required courses (including 9 credits for practicum and capstone project) |
| 9 credits of recommended elective courses | 18 credits of recommended elective courses |
| 12 credits of elective courses | 6 credits of elective courses |
| OEH Seminars | OEH Seminars |
| UBC Risk Management short course in Chemical Safety | UBC Risk Management short course in Chemical Safety |
| 2 Short Courses | 2 Short Courses |
| Oral Exam (thesis defense) | Capstone course |
Required and Recommended Classes
It is always advised to check with your faculty advisor or the Program Director when planning your course selection.
Please note that the electives below are suggestions (albeit ones relevant to occupational and environmental hygiene practice and research). Students have a wide range of choices for electives from outside SPPH and just need to check in with the Program Director to confirm that the elective(s) are appropriate for the MSc OEH degree requirements.
Required Courses
| Thesis | Practicum |
| SPPH 502 (3) Epidemiological Methods 1 | SPPH 502 (3) Epidemiological Methods 1 |
| SPPH 522 (3) Topics in Environmental Health | SPPH 522 (3) Topics in Environmental Health |
| SPPH 535 (3) Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene | SPPH 535 (3) Principles of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
| SPPH 564 (3) Advanced Topics in Occupational and Environmental Health MSC OEH Capstone | |
| SPPH 599 (12) MSc Thesis | SPPH 598 (6) Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Project |
Note: A maximum of 6 credits at the undergraduate level in courses numbered 300 to 499 may be counted toward the requirements of a Master’s degree.
Recommended Electives (9 credits for thesis stream; 18 credits for practicum stream)
Occupational and Environmental Science Courses
SPPH 526 Leadership in Public Health (3)
SPPH 533 Toxicology and Public Health (3)
SPPH 562 Chemical and Biological Hazard Management (3)
SPPH 567 Quantitative Methods for the Assessment and Analysis of Exposure Data (3)
SPPH 569 Industrial and Environmental Acoustics and Vibration (3)
Environmental Emphasis Courses
FOOD 523 Advances in Food Microbiology (3)
Occupational Emphasis Courses
SPPH 563 Technical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Hazard Control (3)
SPPH 565 Ergonomics (3)
SPPH 566 Occupational Hygiene Practice (3)
SPPH 568 Safety (3) – offered every other year
Additional Electives (12 credits for thesis stream; 6 credits for practicum stream)
SPPH 521 Statistics for Public Health Practice (3)
SPPH 500 Statistics for Public Health Practice (3)
SPPH 501 Analysis of Longitudinal & Correlated Data (3)
SPPH 503 Epidemiological Methods 2 (3)
SPPH 511 Cancer Epidemiology (3)
SPPH 516 Systematic Overviews (3)
SPPH 520 Control of Communicable Disease (3)
SPPH 552 Risk and Communication in Public Health (3)
SPPH 553 Foundations of Public Health Computing (3)
Occupational and Environmental Science Courses
PHYS 536 Advanced Radiation Biophysics (3)
Environmental Emphasis Courses
CHBE 575 Air Pollution Control (3)
CHEM 302 Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry (pre-reqs CHEM 201,205,251) (3)
CHEM 535A Atmospheric Aerosols (3)
CIVL 565 Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes (3)
CIVL 569 Environmental Biotechnology (3)
FOOD 525 Advances in Food Toxicology: Risk Benefit Analysis (3)
PLAN 580 Urban Transportation Planning (3)
Occupation Emphasis Courses
ADHE 327 Teaching Adults (3)
BAHR 507 Two-Party Negotiations (1.5)
BAHR 515 Management of Health and Safety (1.5)
BAHR 550 Organizational Behavior (1.5)
CHBE 479 Chemical Engineering Aspects of Occupational Health and Safety (3)
CHBE 506 Industrial Process Engineering (3)
MECH 473 Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (pre-req MECH 375) (3)
MINE 402 Mine Ventilation and Occupational Health and Safety (pre-req MINE 291) (3)