We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
Current Students
Current Students
OEH Seminars
Time: Friday afternoons, 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Format: Hybrid – In person in Room B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C and on Zoom. More information please go to link here.
The best of current research in the Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (OEH) field is presented at these seminars, which run weekly during the academic year. Attendance is mandatory for MSc OEH students. Click here for more information.
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Twice yearly the OEH program facilitates feedback sessions for students.
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Program Requirements
You can find an example of the typical course load here.
The MSc OEH program offers two options for students to choose from the Project Option and the Thesis Option.
| Thesis Option | Project Option |
| 21 credits of Required courses (including 12 credits for thesis) | 15 credits of Required courses (including 6 credits for project) |
| 9 credits of recommended elective courses | 18 credits of recommended elective courses |
| 12 credits of elective courses | 9 credits of elective courses |
| UBC Risk Management short course in chemical safety | UBC Risk Management short course in chemical safety |
| OEH Seminars | OEH Seminars |
| 2 Short Courses | 2 Short Courses |
| Oral Exam (thesis defense) | *Comprehensive Exam **Capstone course |
*applicable to students who started the program in 2017 and earlier.
**applicable to students commencing the program as of September 2018.