Become a leader promoting environmental progress, health and safety. A master's degree in environmental and occupational health will take you there.
Why Earn a Master's in Environmental and Occupational Health?
The M.S. in EOH is a research-oriented degree in environmental sciences, focused on building the knowledge and skills you need to identify and answer important questions about how the physical environment influences human health. You'll also learn how to disseminate those findings.
You'll undergo rigorous training in the research methods required to address key questions and generate evidence on how the environment influences health, with a focus on modifiable factors that can be addressed through policy.
Why Study Environmental and Occupational Health at CSUN?
Research Skills
You'll learn the research design and analytical skills you need to critically evaluate scientific, technical and regulatory findings and documents.
Management Expertise
You'll gain the skills to manage an environmental or occupational program and the ability to initiate program planning and critical analysis of environmental or occupational health and safety programs.
A Welcoming Network
Local employers, many of whom graduated from our department, routinely seek CSUN graduates as new hires. As the largest accredited EOH program in the nation, the department has an extensive network of environmental and occupational health professionals dedicated to the protection of the environment and community, as well as worker health and safety.
What You'll Learn
The M.S. degree is designed to prepare you for higher-level professional activities, including research, analysis and management of EOH systems.
You'll learn how to become an independent researcher, while developing the competencies needed to hold a leadership position in environmental and occupational health in government, private industry or the nonprofit sector.
You'll study research design and methodology, environmental and occupational health concepts and administration of EOH programs. You'll choose from such electives as advanced toxicology, occupational ergonomics, EOH epidemiology, advanced risk analysis and EOH sustainability.
For a culminating experience, you'll choose either a thesis or a comprehensive exam.
Careers & Outcomes
Our graduates find employment in a wide variety of places. These include city, county, state and federal agencies; private industries such as aerospace, manufacturing, computing and automotive; a wide range of environmental consulting services; environmental health and safety departments; unions; public interest groups; universities and lobbying organizations.
Graduates also may choose to pursue a career in environmental health research and/or pursue a doctorate in a related field of interest. Below are sample job titles and some of the places our graduates work.
Job Titles
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Air Pollution Specialist
- Environmental Auditor
- Consultant
- Industrial Hygienist
- Safety Engineers
- Loss Control Representative
- Ergonomics Specialist
- Water Quality Specialist
- Food Safety Specialist
Make Connections at Annual Events
At our annual Technical Symposium, you'll join faculty and experts to discuss solutions to environmental challenges. Our events connect you to agencies such as the American Society of Safety Engineers and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
Approvals and Accreditations
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is in the highest approval category for registered environmental health specialists by the California Department of Public Health. The department is fully accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council for both the B.S. and M.S. degrees.
Admission Information
To be considered for admission to CSUN as a master’s student, you will need to:
- Meet university requirements.
- Meet department requirements for the Master of Environmental and Occupational Health.
- Apply to both the university and the specific graduate program of interest.
Learn more about applying for a master's program at CSUN.