Quick facts
Program location: CU Anschutz
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health
MPH in Environmental & Occupational Health
As a student in this program, you will develop the skills to tackle environmental and occupational health challenges in a rapidly changing world. Through a strong foundation in public health, specialized coursework, and real-world applications you will gain expertise in evaluating environmental risks and working to improve health in our homes, workplaces and communities. As part of our department, you’ll have access to faculty with a wide range of expertise—from climate change and disaster preparedness to worker mental health. For students matriculating Fall 2025 and earlier.
Quick facts, careers, and skills
When you leave this program, you'll have the skills you need to help solve urgent environmental and worker health challenges.
Career paths
Environmental Health Specialist
Total Worker Health Director
Community Air Protection Specialist
Laboratory Safety Manager
And more...
Skills you'll gain
Exposure and risk assessment
Geospatial analysis
Translating research to practice & more
Curriculum (Effective for Summer or Fall 2025 matriculation and earlier)
This 42- to 45-credit hour program offers both in-classroom and applied learning experiences. Our curriculum prepares you to address emerging issues by thinking across boundaries to come up with complex solutions. You’ll also learn how to involve communities in addressing unequal distribution of hazards and advocating for justice, cleanliness, and safety. And if your interests are bigger than one country can contain, we offer the option to add an emphasis in global public health, where you’ll learn how to apply environmental and occupational health principles in the global arena.
Total credits: 42
Competencies
| Identifier | Competencies | Course Where Competency is Addressed/Assessed |
| MPH-EHOH 1 | Apply skills in exposure assessment to evaluate the potential for health effects from environmental or occupational chemical, physical, biological, or psychosocial stressors. | EHOH 6619 |
| MPH-EHOH 2 | Recognize sources and exposure pathways for environmental or occupational chemical, physical, biological, or psychosocial stressors. | EHOH 6619 |
| MPH-EHOH 3 | Apply analytical skills in the evaluation of environmental or occupational health problems. | EHOH 6618 |
| MPH-EHOH 4 | Explain the principles of resilience and apply these principles in the development of solutions to environmental, climate-related, or occupational health problems. | EHOH 6618 |
| MPH-EHOH 5 | Apply theoretical frameworks or empirical evidence to recommend interventions to improve health, safety, or well-being of workers. | EHOH 6618 |
| MPH-EHOH 6 | Evaluate toxicological effects associated with exposures and stressors, considering chemical properties and biological mechanisms. | EHOH 6616 |
| MPH-EHOH 7 | Recommend strategies to promote environmental justice. | EHOH 6618 |
Adding an emphasis in global health
The MPH in Environmental & Occupational Health + Global Health is a 45-credit-hour program that's designed to provide you with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges.
Total credits: 45
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
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Mail Stop B119
Aurora, CO 80045
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