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19.500	Analytical Context of the Work Environment	Credits: 3
An overview course to be taken in the first semester in the Master's program. Case studies are used to introduce students first to the hazard analysis methods, and second, to the prevention methods of each of the department's sub-disciplines. Interconnections between exposures and illness/accident development are reviewed at three levels: individual, work organization and society.
19.503	Toxicology and Health	Credits: 3
Examines the effects of the major and chemical physical hazards in the modern work environment. Presents principles of toxicology as well as the toxicology of heavy metals, organic solvents, pesticides, harmful dusts, asphyxiants. Mechanisms of the effects on human physiologic systems are described along with the physiologic effects of ionizing radiation, heat stress, noise and repetitive trauma.
19.505	Qualitative Research Methods	Credits: 3
This course explores and examines non-quantitative methodologies in the social sciences and political economy. The course will discuss hypothesis generation, survey design, research problem design, case studies, ethnographic methods, participatory research methods, content analysis, interviewing techniques and key informant interviews. Doctoral students in work environment policy are particularly urged to take this course. The course will be offered in collaboration with the Department of Regional Economic and Social Development as course 57.592.
19.506	Introduction to Environmental Health	Credits: 3
This course will survey the rapidly growing field of environmental health through an introduction to the links between environmental stressors and impacts on public health. The course will explore human and industrial activities that impact on environmental health such as population, food production, air and water pollution, waste, the built environment, toxic substances, pests, and global climate change. The course will also examine the types of diseases and illnesses that result from environmental impacts. Students will be encouraged to examine in greater detail a specific topic in environmental health of personal interest.
19.514	Aerosol Science	Credits: 3
Basic properties of airborne particles, with particular regard to properties important to health. Includes basic properties of gas-borne particles, uniform particle motion, particle collection mechanisms, filtration, particle sampling, respiratory deposition, particle statistics, electrical properties, and optical properties. Course includes lectures and laboratory.
19.517	Physical Agents Evaluation	Credits: 3
Physical hazards in the work environment include noise, vibration, heat and cold, and ionizing and nonionizing radiation. This course describes each of these hazards and presents the physics underlying their behavior, techniques used to evaluate exposure, and methods of control. Course includes lectures and laboratory sessions.
19.518	Engineering Controls and PPE	Credits: 3
Techniques for controlling exposure to airborne contaminants. Basic controls include toxics use reduction, ventilation, isolation, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. The course consists of lectures, laboratory, and field sessions.
19.523	Introduction To Ergonomics	Credits: 2
19.525	Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics	Credits: 3
A survey course covering introductory topics in ergonomics and industrial hygiene. Ergonomics topics include work measurement, anthropometry, biomechanics, psychosocial stress and work reorganization, special emphasis is placed on the recognition and control of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Industrial hygiene topics will cover the identification, measurement, and control of chemical and physical hazards in the work environment including principles of air sampling and analysis, ventilation and other control technologies, and the use of personal protective equipment with special attention to respiratory and hearing protection.
19.530	Ergonomics And Work	Credits: 3
An overview of the scientific basis for design of the workplace to optimize physical and mental interaction of workers with machines, tools, and work methods. Topics include work measurement, anthropometry, biomechanics, work physiology, cumulative trauma disorder and information presentation and processing.
19.531	Occupation Biomechanics	Credits: 3
The anatomical and physiological basis of human motor capabilities. Quantitative models are developed to explain muscle strength performance, motion control, physical fatigue, and acute and chronic musculoskeletal trauma, particularly static link models of lifting and other manual activities. Application to the evaluation and design of various tasks and occupations.
19.532	Occupational Biomechanics Laboratory	Credits: 3
A laboratory presentation of the biomechanical basis for understanding and predicting human motor capabilities using bioinstrumentation. Computerized data acquisition, electromyography and load cells for strength measurement are examples of the equipment used in this lab. Particular emphasis is placed on the evaluation of occupational activities.
19.540	Occupational Engineering Safety	Credits: 3
This introductory course relates to the principles of safety and health hazards in the work environment. The course begins with the historical development of occupational safety and health and progressively introduces the students to the fundamentals of measurement, evaluation, regulation, and control of safety hazards at work. Topics include prevention of slips and falls; confined spaces; lockout/tagout for industrial machinery; and electrical and fire safety.
19.542	Human Factors	Credits: 3
The functional processes of human systems in the workplace that affect psychosocial health and productivity. Review of associations between work design principles and effects on human well-being, learning, and performance. Human perceptive, cognitive, metabolic, and social-psychologic limitations. Human-machine interactions affecting "stress" and learning at the level of individuals and of groups. Introduction to "healthy" job redesign, "conducive production", and measurement strategies. Principles applied through practical design problems.
19.544	Safety and Health Standard	Credits: 3
Comprehensive study and analysis of federal and state standards and regulations for occupational safety and health. Covers the general industry standards and the construction, maritime and agriculture standard with special emphasis on the most frequently referenced standards in general industry. Analysis of latest cases of non-compliance with standards will be examined. Students who successfully complete the course will receive an official OSHA 30-Hour course completion card from Federal OSHA. Designed to prepare students for the Certified Safety Professional examination.
19.550	Environmental Law	Credits: 3
The large body of law, which has developed since the early 1960's, is examined in considerable detail. Federal laws relating to the environment, particularly with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Acts. State and local laws and ordinances are discussed where pertinent.
19.555	Comparative Enviormental	Credits: 3
Human social and productive activities often harm the natural environment. Environmentally related health problems will become more prominent and put additional stress on industrial, as well as transitional and developing nations. A sustainable world is one that provides not only for environmental viability but also economic health, social justice and political participation. This course is designed to explore the dynamics and interactions of social, economic and political factors that aid or impede a community's ability to contribute to global environmental sustainability. The course will be offered in collaboration with the Department of Regional Economic and Social Development as course 57.518.
19.556	Analyzing Peace Violence and War	Credits: 3
This course examines the political, and social factors that cause violence and war, together with the possibilities for peaceful citizen action and constructive solutions to violence and conflicts. Different arenas of conflict are discussed, ranging from workplaces, families and communities, to nations, to the world.
19.557	Toxic Use Reduction	Credits: 3
Toxic Use Reduction (TUR) is a new approach to hazardous waste management and environmental protection. Rather than addressing chemical contamination as waste (after its generation), to be managed through permits and emission regulations, TUR focuses on chemicals while still in production. In Massachusetts, firms are required to prepare plans demonstrating how they will reduce or eliminate the use of toxic chemicals. The course is organized as a set of discussions and case studies from the real-life program.
19.558	Occupational Health Administration I	Credits: 3
An introduction to management practices for occupational health and safety specialists. Topics include general program management subjects (business policy and corporate organization, human resources management, accounting and budget management). Special attention will be given to program administration in the public sector. In addition, subjects particularly relevant to occupational health practitioners, such as; right to know; worker training and health and safety committees will be covered.
19.559	Conflict Resolution	Credits: 3
This course gives students an understanding of the main issues and solutions involved in community level conflict resolution; e.g., in neighborhoods, workplaces, and other institutions. It develops students' skills in practicing conflict resolution and/or evaluating programs in the field of dispute resolution.It is important to understand why conflict happens and how to resolve conflict.
19.563	Risk Communication	Credits: 3
Development of the methods and programs needed for in-plant planners addressing reduction in use of toxic materials, and amelioration of ergonomics and physical hazards. The elements of in-plant risk communication will emphasize effective worker notification of the attendant occupational risks and the evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of communication efforts.
19.573	Introduction to Aerobiology	Credits: 3
This course emphasizes the aerobiological pathways from reservoirs for biological-source disease agents to the ultimate response. Characteristics of the organism and their associated disease agents, biological and physical factors affecting aerosol formation, dispersion and decay, exposure factors, dose response data, and mechanisms of the disease processes are included, as are approaches for investigation, research design, and risk assessment. Course Activities: Lectures, discussions, research papers. Course allowed for advanced undergraduates.
19.575	Introduction Biostatistics and Epidemiology	Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to the principal quantitative methods for assessments of the work environment. Topics include: probability theory, the normal distribution, Gaussian statistics, linear regression, epidemiologic study designs, causal inference in epidemiology, bias, and confounding.
19.577	Intermediate Biostatistics	Credits: 3
Together with 19.575, this course completes a first semester of biostatistics and provides an introduction to analysis of variance with fixed and random effects. Topics covered include sampling, hypothesis testing, statistical power, nonparametric methods, simple linear regression and regression diagnostics as well as analysis of variance. Various statistical packages including STATA, SPSS, SAS and Splus will be used.
19.579	Disability Outcomes and Interventions	Credits: 3
This course will address the epidemiology of disability outcomes through a mix of didactic presentation and critical discussion of the literature, covering both observational and intervention studies. Qualitative research methods will also be highlighted in terms of how they can enrich the study hypotheses, construct measures, etc. The first half of the course will cover observational studies of individual and environmental risk factors for disability outcomes, including features of both the workplace and the community. Then we will describe the key design features of clinical trials to evaluate interventions, again at oth the individual and the organizational levels. Interspersed with lecture material, selected observational and intervention tudies from the peer-reviewed scientific literature will be evaluated with respect to study design, methodologic rigor, and adequacy of statistical analysis.
19.599	Work Environment Seminar	Credits: 0
Weekly seminar presenting current topics of research or applications importance in the field. The seminar will be presented by faculty and invited guests.
19.600	Work Environment Capstone	Credits: 3
19.601	Work Environment Capstone	Credits: 3
This 3.0 credit course (19.600 and 19.601) is designed to provide students with the opportunity to examine an interdisciplinary problem in depth and propose a solution to the problem. The product will be a term paper and a public presentation of the proposed approach. Students will work with a faculty member (usually the academic advisor) to serve as a consultant to the process of developing a solution, although the faculty member's role will be to provide guidance and general advice, not detailed directions. A Capstone Report may be designed as an extension of the Research Project.
19.610	Exposure Assessment	Credits: 3
Concepts of quantification of occupational exposures (chemical and physical hazards) for purpose of correlating health effects with exposures. Topics discussed include reasons for conducting exposure assessment, sampling methods, sampling strategies (for epidemiology, compliance, control), and statistical considerations. Principles are illustrated through a series of case studies.
19.611	Physical Properties Of Aerosols	Credits: 3
A seminar covering aspects of aerosol science not discussed in 19.514 but necessary for the completion of research projects involving aerosols. Topics covered include the electrical, thermal, and optical properties of aerosols, particle agglomeration, evaporation and condensation, and the generation and measurement of test aerosols. Course will consist of lectures and laboratory sessions.
19.612	Exposure Data Analysis	Credits: 3
An advanced seminar covering statistical considerations for exposure sampling and data analysis. Topics include sampling data distributions; the effects of averaging time, autocorrelation, multiple task jobs and limit of detection samples on the sampling distribution; the use of linear models to examine between and within worker variability in exposure; the determination of homogeneous exposure groups; the development of multiple regression models to predict exposure levels and evaluate exposure determinants; and methods of model development, interpretation and validation.
19.613	Design and Evaluation Of Ventilation Systems	Credits: 3
A seminar intended for students pursuing research involving industrial ventilation system design and evaluation. It covers material not included in 19.518, such as recent theoretical models which describe system performance, design of systems for high-temperature operation, trouble-shooting techniques, and advanced instrumentation techniques. Course consists of lectures and laboratory sessions.
19.614	Evaluation of Work Environment Hazards	Credits: 3
This course provides the work environment professional with a systematic method of evaluating chemical, ergonomics and work organizational hazards in the field. Formal walk around inspections are conducted and formal reports are prepared. Sampling strategies and statistical considerations in the quantification of occupational exposures are covered. The health risks and control of physical hazards (noise and vibration) in the work environment are a major focus of this course.
19.615	Solutions for Work Environment Hazards	Credits: 3
Techniques for controlling exposure to airborne contaminants. Basic controls include substitution, ventilation, isolation, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. Special focus is placed on Toxic Use Reduction (TUR) and Pollution Prevention strategies.
19.617	Airborne Contaminants	Credits: 3
Sampling and analysis methods used in the evaluation of occupational exposures to aerosols, gases, vapors and microorganisms. Direct reading instrumentation, calibration and data processing. Integrated sampling methods and chemical analysis of organic and inorganic compounds will be covered in class and lab.
19.620	Advanced Exposure Assesment	Credits: 3
An advanced seminar covering exposure assessment for studies of acute and chronic respiratory disease, pharmacologic modeling for exposure assessment and the design of models to evaluate the role of production process factors in determining workplace airborne exposures. The course assumes a prior background in epidemiology and biostatistics as well as industrial hygiene and toxicology.
19.622	Biomarkers in Occupations and Environment	Credits: 3
19.625	Field Evaluations	Credits: 3
This course provides the work environment professional with a systematic method of evaluating chemical, ergonomics and work organizational hazards in the field. Formal walk around inspections are conducted in local industries and formal reports are prepared. A laboratory for quantitative measurements of chemical and ergonomic risk factors is an integral part of the course.
19.632	Advanced Biomechanics	Credits: 3
A course in advanced biomechanical modeling methods, covering three dimensional static models, optimization methods and dynamic models. Special emphasis will be placed on biomechanical models of the hand. Time will also be dedicated to reviewing current developments in the scientific literature.
19.638	Methods In Work Analysis	Credits: 1
Criteria for selection of an approach to ergonomic job analysis depend on the combination of exposures (micro- and macro-level ergonomic stressors) observed to be present as well as the analytical goal. Many ergonomic analysis techniques are based on traditional industrial engineering approaches (time-motion study and work sampling), applied to the identification and evaluation of potential risks to workers' health. A variety of methods, both observational and instrumentational, will be discussed; laboratory sessions will permit hands-on application of several of these for critical evaluation.
19.641	Principles/Accident and Prevention	Credits: 3
This course reviews the magnitude of the "accident" problem and examines strategies for injury prevention and control. Various aspects of recent theories associated with "accident" causes are reviewed and discussed. Students will be able to identify incident causation factors, evaluate the magnitude of injury data, and design strategies for injury prevention and control.
19.643	Health Work Organization Design	Credits: 3
Rationales for prevention; determinant of job change feasibility, classic and alternative work organization theories, alternative productivity conceptions, health and growth assessment strategies, conducive work processes, work-group based re-design processes, communicative and network-oriented processes, organization-level change process, product redesign, occupational and political strategic issues.
19.648	Advanced Regression Modeling	Credits: 3
19.651	Work Environment Policy	Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of occupational safety and health policy in the U.S. It focuses on the legal context, especially on OSHA, but also provides an analytical framework for examining the role of social, economic and political factors in the recognition and control of occupational hazards.
19.653	Globalization, Work, and Health	Credits: 3
A comparative analysis of occupational health and safety in developed countries. Descriptions and needs of developing countries in occupational health will be reviewed. Issues covered for both will include: Surveillance and definition of needs; descriptions of interventions; and programs for primary and secondary prevention activities.
19.654	Work, Technology and Training	Credits: 3
This course examines the broader issues of the impact of technology on the work environment and on workers. Topics include technology and craft work, Taylorism and the development of mass production methods, labor in the "factory of the future", skill-based automation, shop floor programming, and other issues in technology policy. The course is offered in collaboration with the Department of Regional Economic and Social Development as 57.503.
19.655	Economic Analysis	Credits: 3
This is a course in applied microeconomics, focusing on benefit/cost analysis, cost effectiveness analysis and other tools of engineering economic analysis. These are approaches essential for private sector as well as government work environment policy. Students will learn the application, as well as the criticism, of economic analytical techniques and will write a term paper employing the methods.
19.656	Workers Compensation	Credits: 3
This seminar will review 1) the history of workers' compensation in the United States, 2) the basic outline of current workers' compensation systems, 3) leading issues in workers' compensation "reform" efforts, 4) the effectiveness of workers' compensation in dealing with occupational disease as well as injuries, 5) the interface between workers' compensation and health care reform. Cross-national experience will also be examined.
19.657	Gender Differences at Work	Credits: 3
Offered by Department of Regional Economic and Social Development. This team taught course explores differences in women's and men's work in both the paid and unpaid labor force, including the household. Issues covered include differences in labor force participation, occupations, earnings, career ladders, health and safety, and technology. The major explanations offered by social scientists for the inequalities will be examined for their relevance. Strategies for change will be explored. The importance of class, ethnic/racial, and native-born versus immigrant status is fully integrated throughout the course. This course is designed to be relevant for both graduate students and upper-level undergraduates in a variety of disciplines. The course is offered in collaboration with the Department of Regional Economic and Social Development as 57.504.
19.658	Clean Product Design	Credits: 3
This advanced seminar will provide an introduction to clean product design and management which includes the use of lifecycle thinking, eco-design concepts, materials analysis, inherent product safety, recycling and reuse, produce take back, and design for the environment. As background, the seminar will cover renewable resources, bio-based materials and green chemistry solutions and conclude with a consideration of new forms of sustainable consumption.
19.659	Cleaner Production	Credits: 3
This course will explore the rapidly expanding developments in cleaner production methods and policies. The course will focus on new directions in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product design in Europe. The subject will cover topics ranging from European demonstration projects, environmental auditing, cleaner technology assessment, eco-efficiency models, water and energy conservation, sustainable product design, eco-design and life cycle assessment, product take-back and extended product life, full cost accounting, industrial ecology, environmental management systems and ISO 14000. Special emphasis will be given to new information data sources and an introduction to new cleaner production methods software.
19.665	Social Movements and Empowerment	Credits: 3
This course examines how social movements arise and evolve, and how they can empower individuals and disadvantaged social groups. We pay special attention to the women's, civil rights and labor movements, but also examine many others including the environmental, human-rights, peace and gay/lesbian movements. Students do field research or do a service project, regarding a particular movement organization and issue. The course is offered in collaboration with the Department of Regional Economic and Social Development as 57.605. .
19.674	Regression Methods	Credits: 3
This course is an intermediate-level statistics course focusing on regression models for both discrete and continuous outcomes. Our objecive will be an understanding of statistical methods suitable for the practice of health sciences research (including epidemiology and clinical medicine). Main objectives will be the following:a solid practical understanding of multiple linear regeession, a working understanding of logistic regression, a survey of additional topics in modern regression. The first goal includes F-tests, ANOVA, the construction and interpretation of indicator variables, methods of assessing model assumptions, problems of model selection for casual inference and comparison of alternative models. The second goal comprises the most common regression technique applied to binary event data (e.g. diseased vs. nondiseased, or treatment success vs. treatment failure). The final goal addresses the question of what to do when standard statistical assumptions fail, and entails an introduction to semiparametric models and robust methods.
19.678	Occupational Respiratory Disease Epidemiology	Credits: 3
Advanced course on the methods and content of research on occupational respiratory disease with focus on the appropriate use of spirometry, symptom questionnaires, and chest radiography in cross sectional and longitudinal studies. Reviews pathophysiology, prevalence, latency considerations and diagnosis of both acute and chronic respiratory disease caused or exacerbated by work. Special attention is devoted to the impact of the healthy worker selection effect in respiratory epidemiology studies.
19.680	Introduction To SAS	Credits: 1
This course is designed for researchers who will be doing data analysis using SAS. No prior programming experience is necessary, though familiarity with and general experience in use of a PC (DOS and Windows) is required. The course covers topics including: basics of SAS, reading raw data and existing SAS data sets, modifying data, combining data sets, basic statistical procedures, sorting, summarizing, and printing data. .
19.681	Exposure Modeling	Credits: 3
19.682	Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology	Credits: 3
A second level course in modern epidemiologic methods as applied to occupational and environmental risks. This course is designed for those planning to work in epidemiology, or in closely allied fields. Emphasis is placed on the design and conduct of field studies. Students read the current literature, and learn the particular methods and difficulties of conducting epidemiologic studies in the work environment. Major topics covered include: causal inference in epidemiology, point and interval estimation for cohort and case control studies, exposure assessment for epidemiology, control of confounding, cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs.
19.683	Risk Assessment	Credits: 3
This course will review both the methods and policy implications of risk assessment in the development of occupational and environmental standards. Students will conduct risk assessments on real problems, and study important cases in which these methods have been used in setting public policy.
19.684	Musculoskeletal Epidemiology	Credits: 3
An advanced course on methods and content of research on work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Reviews pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevalence, latency and surveillance issues. The key literature is examined with attention to study design, quality of exposure assessment, control of bias and adequacy of statistical analysis. .
19.685	Injury Epidemiology	Credits: 3
A seminar covering both the methods and content of studies of the risk factors for acute physical injury in the work environment. Following a review of current knowledge on the subject and models of injury causation, the course will focus on the collection of injury data, measurement of exposure to injury risk factors, the design of surveillance systems, and suitable statistical analysis methods. Students will critique the current literature in the field.
19.686	Introduction To Mathematical Statistics	Credits: 3
This is an introduction to the mathematical basis of statistics. It is designed for doctoral students in the health sciences, e.g., epidemiology or industrial hygiene, who will need to use statistical methods in their research. The course covers the mathematical foundations of probability distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. A previous course in differential and integral calculus is required, but little memory of calculus is expected. After completing this course, students will have a better understanding of fundamental statistical concepts and be more comfortable applying familiar statistical methods and interpreting results.
19.687	Quantitative Models Environmental Health	Credits: 3
In this seminar readings, discussion, group work and computer exercises are used to gain an understanding of how certain kinds of quantitative models work. Emphasis is placed on the underlying assumptions of these models, and on gaining an intuitive understanding of the most common modeling procedures. The types of models covered will be those most important to current research and policy in environmental health, including ordinary least squares, the method of maximum likelihood, Monte Carlo simulation, and systems of ordinary difference equations. There will be a diverse set of readings, frequent computer exercises to be worked either individually or in groups, and a final project. Facility with Excel or an analogous spreadsheet program will be assumed. .
19.688	Research Synthesis Environmental Health Policy	Credits: 3
Introduces students to methods used to synthesize, evaluate, and present environmental, epidemiologic, and other scientific data for environmental health policy. Through presentation of a variety of existing methods, case studies, guest lectures, and group projects, students will develop an understanding of the complexities and issues involved in evaluating and synthesizing scientific information for public policy. The course will examine methods for using both quantitative and qualitative research findings.
19.689	Advanced Regression Modeling	Credits: 3
This course will cover introductions toseveral different regression methods used in environmental and occupational epidemiology to model exposure-response relationships. Topics include Poisson regression, Cox proportional hazards models, and nonparametric regression based on smoothed functions of exposure. Students should haveworking familiarity with STATA or SAS. Prerequisite: 19.674 or equivalent.
19.690	Critical Review Health Regulations	Credits: 3
Course designed to explore the practical applications of epidemiologic methods to the setting of actual standards. Students gain experience in distinguishing minor from major design and analysis flaws. Course is presented as a seminar with four case studies and problem analysis.
19.695	Chemical Process/Sustainability	Credits: 3
This course surveys the basis of chemical engineering process design and fundamentals of unit operations. The student will be able to understand the basics of chemical engineering design methods for the purpose of enhancing sustainability of chemical production processes.
19.702	Independent Study: Industrial Hygiene	Credits: 1
Advanced topics in industrial hygiene, exposure assessment or exposure control not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics may vary from year to year.
19.704	Independent Study: Ergonomics	Credits: 1
Advanced topics in biomechanics, work physiology, occupational safety or human factors not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.705	Supervised Tchng - Work Environment	Credits: 0
19.706	Independent Study: Work Environment Policy	Credits: 1
Advanced topics in work environment policy, risk perception, risk communication and management, regulatory affairs or labor-management programs not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.708	Independent Study: Epidemiology	Credits: 1
Advanced topics in occupational epidemiology, design and confounding, exposure-response modeling, or surveillance not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.709	Independent Studies: Occupational Epidemiology	Credits: 1.5
Advanced topics in occupational epidemiology, design and confounding, exposure-response modeling, or surveillance not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.712	Independent Study: Industrial Hygiene	Credits: 2
Advanced topics in industrial hygiene, exposure assessment or exposure control not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics may vary from year to year.
19.713	Independent Study: Ergonomics	Credits: 3
Advanced topics in biomechanics, work physiology, occupational safety or human factors not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.714	Independent Study: Ergonomics	Credits: 2
Advanced topics in biomechanics, work physiology, occupational safety or human factors not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.715	Independent Study: Work Environment Policy	Credits: 3
Advanced topics in work environment policy, risk perception, risk communication and management, regulatory affairs or labor-management programs not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.716	Independent Study: Work Environment Policy	Credits: 2
Advanced topics in work environment policy, risk perception, risk communication and management, regulatory affairs or labor-management programs not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.717	Independent Study: Epidemiology	Credits: 3
Advanced topics in occupational epidemiology, design and confounding, exposure-response modeling, or surveillance not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.718	Independent Study: Epidemiology	Credits: 2
Advanced topics in occupational epidemiology, design and confounding, exposure-response modeling, or surveillance not covered in the regular curriculum. Content may vary from year to year.
19.719	Independent Study: Clean Production	Credits: 3
Advanced topics in clean production, pollution prevention, and environmental protection efforts. Not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics may vary from year to year.
19.720	Independent Study:Cleaner Production	Credits: 2
Advanced topics in clean production, pollution prevention, and environmental protection efforts. Not offered in the regular curriculum. Topics may vary from year to year.
19.721	Selected Topics : Industrial Hygiene	Credits: 3
19.723	Selected Topics: Ergonomics	Credits: 3
19.725	Epidemiologic Theory	Credits: 1.5
An advanced seminar in epidemiologic theory. The goal of the course is to develop each student's own theoretical perspective on the field to ground practical problems of study design and analysis. Students read a major text in modern chronic disease epidemiology as well as relevant papers, and discuss and evaluate the perspectives of different authors. Topics include: causality, study designs, measures of disease frequency, measures of association, statistical inference, biases, and confounding.
19.727	Sel Top: Epidemiology	Credits: 3
19.728	Sel Top: Work Env Policy	Credits: 3
19.729	Selected Topics : Clean Production	Credits: 3
19.730	Independent Studies	Credits: 3
19.731	Independent Study: Industrial Hygiene	Credits: 3
A directed program of industrial hygiene field experience with a local industry or government agency.
19.733	Graduate Project	Credits: 3
Advanced research project required of all master's degree candidates in the ergonomics, industrial hygiene, occupational epidemiology and work environment policy concentrations.
19.735	Independent Study: Policy	Credits: 3
19.736	Graduate Project - Work Environment	Credits: 6
19.737	Independent Study: Epidemiology	Credits: 3
19.739	Graduate Project - Work Environment	Credits: 9
Advanced research project required of all master's degree candidates in the ergonomics, industrial hygiene, occupational epidemiology and work environment policy concentrations.
19.743	Master's Thesis Research	Credits: 3
19.746	Master's Thesis - Work Environment	Credits: 6
19.753	Doctoral Dissertation/Work Environment	Credits: 3
19.756	Doctoral Dissertation/Work Environment	Credits: 6
19.759	Doctoral Dissertation/Work Environment	Credits: 9
Minimum of 18 semester hours of graduate courses at an acceptable level; approval of a written proposal outlining the extent and nature of proposed research work.
19.763	Continued Graduate Research	Credits: 3
19.766	Continued Graduate Research	Credits: 6
19.769	Continued Graduate Research	Credits: 9
19.774	Research : Hazardous Surveillance	Credits: 3