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Environmental and Occupational Health Science

Western Kentucky University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.2202

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Bowling Green, Kentucky

    1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 42101-1000

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningScienceMonitoringSystems AnalysisSystems EvaluationInstructingLearning StrategiesSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsBiologyEducation and TrainingMedicine and DentistryLaw and GovernmentChemistryComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServicePsychologyPublic Safety and SecurityEngineering and TechnologyPhysicsGeographyDesign

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityNear VisionSpeech RecognitionCategory FlexibilityFlexibility of ClosureFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that dan
  • Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
  • Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices
  • Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or ma
  • Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, venti
  • Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
  • Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
  • Identify or develop strategies or methods to minimize the environmental impact of industrial product
  • Analyze changes designed to improve the environmental performance of complex systems and avoid unint
  • Conduct life cycle assessments of products.
  • Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
  • Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, o
  • Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control.
  • Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or clim
  • Propose new or modified policies involving use of traditional and alternative fuels, transportation
  • Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform governme
  • Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences
  • Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
  • Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission meas
  • Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
  • Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments f
  • Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, a
  • Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance s
  • Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode
  • Teach epidemiology to students in public health programs.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareElectronic mail softwareDocument management softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareGeographic information systemSpreadsheet softwareObject or component oriented development softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareMedical softwareIndustrial control softwareCompliance softwareWeb platform development softwareOffice suite softwareData base management system softwareProject management softwareDesktop publishing softwareDevelopment environment softwareOperating system softwareData mining softwareMap creation software

Tools

3D movement analysis systemsAgar slidesAutomated ESR analyzersBack support bracesBalance boardsBiohazard containersBlood culture incubatorsCardiac monitorsCarousel slide projectorsCasting ovensCell washing equipmentCervical traction unitsCoagulation testing equipmentColorimetric devicesCompact digital camerasAerosol metersAerosol photometersAir compressorsAir flow calibratorsAir quality dataloggersAirflow indicatorsAnemometersCarbon monoxide sensorsCascade impactorsCombustible gas detectorsCyclone samplersData acquisition equipmentData loggersDiffusive air samplersDigital cameras

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011.00
  • Industrial Ecologists19-2041.03
  • Environmental Restoration Planners19-2041.02
  • Climate Change Policy Analysts19-2041.01
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041.00
  • Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042.00
  • Epidemiologists19-1041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Full-course instructional materials including syllabi, multimedia content, and assessments — design autonomously to reflect current evidence-based practice for advanced health specialties students at a doctoral or professional degree level.
  • Developments across multiple health specialties subfields — synthesize independently by engaging with literature, collegial networks, and national conferences, then translate findings directly into curriculum updates.
  • Complex student work including research papers and clinical case analyses — assess and grade with nuanced feedback that advances individual student professional development in a rigorous health sciences program.
  • Advanced laboratory and simulation sessions — supervise across multiple concurrent sections, troubleshooting non-routine procedural or safety issues in a postsecondary health professions training environment.
  • Examination blueprints and assessment programs — design, validate, and continuously improve using psychometric principles and accreditation benchmarks for a health specialties degree program.
  • Program-level academic records, outcome metrics, and accreditation data — compile and analyze to ensure compliance with institutional and professional accreditation standards in a health sciences department.
  • High-level seminars and case-based discussions — lead for graduate and professional students on non-routine clinical, ethical, and research challenges within a health specialties academic setting.
  • Curriculum frameworks for health specialties programs — evaluate, redesign, and implement comprehensively using learning theory and competency-based education models in alignment with professional licensing requirements.
  • Medical software, geographic information systems, and scientific analytical tools — integrate into coursework to enhance student competency with health informatics and data-driven clinical reasoning.
  • Interprofessional education initiatives — lead by coordinating with faculty from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health disciplines to develop integrated learning experiences for health specialties students.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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