Occupational Health and Safety Training Grant

描述（由委员会提供）：本申请是对马萨诸塞州洛厄尔大学工业卫生项目的五年支持;支持的建议日期是2005年7月1日至2010年6月30日。 寻求对硕士课程和博士课程的支持。 马萨诸塞州洛厄尔大学（UMass Lowell）的IH项目位于工作环境系，该系最近从工程学院搬到了新的健康与环境学院。 麻省大学洛厄尔分校的IH研究生课程已经实施多年。 该计划与同一所学校的其他三个研究生课程相结合，共同组成了麻省大学洛厄尔分校计划的组成部分。 这些其他组成部分是职业工效学/安全、职业流行病学和工作环境政策。 ERC由Michael Ellenbecker博士领导，他也是IH项目的负责人。 该计划由ABET认证。 IH课程的硕士生需要五门学术课程的核心，这是所有四个ERC课程所共有的。 除了他们的学术内容，这些核心课程提供了在每个ERC专业领域的学生之间的跨学科接触的机会。 除了他们的核心课程，IH学生参加七个额外的课程，涵盖IH领域的基本知识，并被描述为“工业卫生核心”。 另外三门选修课完成了硕士课程。 总而言之，核心和核心课程在公共卫生和工作环境的一般背景下提供了IH领域的有效覆盖，但为选修课留出了开放时间，学生可以追求个人感兴趣的主题。 想要在研究方向上发展职业生涯的硕士生可以选择六学分的论文选项或三学分的研究项目选项，而那些计划进入行业的人可以选择顶点课程作为替代方案。 通过仔细选择选修课，IH学生可以获得IH和人体工程学的联合学位。 博士课程包括24至30小时的硕士学位以外的研究生学分。 博士生参加书面和口头资格考试，由顾问和委员会监督，并在正式的论文答辩中展示他们的发现。 完成这个学位的程序是完善的。 在2003-2004年，在硕士学位IH方案的招生人数为13名全日制和6名兼职学生;在博士IH方案的招生人数为8名全日制和7名兼职学生。 该项目当年毕业了6名硕士生和1名博士生。 预计2004-2005学年的入学人数与此类似。 根据申请中提供的数据，麻省大学洛厄尔分校在新英格兰地区培养的IH毕业生人数远远低于该地区所需的IH专业人员人数。 该计划的毕业生在该地区找到工作没有困难。 麻省大学洛厄尔分校的IH教师包括Michael Ellenbecker博士，Rafael Moure-Eraso博士，Margaret Quinn博士和Susan Woskie博士。 他们都是教授，都是CIH。 所有的教师都积极参与研究，有资助的项目和良好的出版记录。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Committee): This application is for five years of support for the Industrial Hygiene program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell; proposed dates for support are 7/1/05 through 6/30/10. Support is sought for the masters program and for the PhD program. The IH program at University Massachusetts at Lowell (UMass Lowell) is in the Department of Work Environment, which recently moved from the College of Engineering to the new School of Health and Environment. Graduate programs in IH at UMass Lowell have been in place for many years. The program is integrated with three other graduate programs in the same School, which together comprise the components of the UMass Lowell program. These other components are occupational ergonomics/safety, occupational epidemiology, and work environment policy. The ERC is directed by Dr. Michael Ellenbecker, who is also the head of the IH program. The program is certified by ABET. Masters students in the IH program take a core of five academic courses that is common to all four ERC programs. In addition to their academic content, these core courses provide the opportunity for interdisciplinary contact among the students in each ERC specialty area. In addition to their core courses, IH students take seven additional courses that cover essentials of the IH field and are described as "The Industrial Hygiene Nucleus". Three more courses of electives complete the masters program. In all, the core and nucleus courses provide effective coverage of the IH field in the general context of public health and the work environment, yet leave open time for electives in which students can pursue topics of individual interest. Masters students who want to develop their careers in the direction of research can take a six-credit thesis option or a three-credit research project option, whereas those who plan to go into industry can take a capstone course as an alternative. By choosing electives carefully, IH students can obtain a joint degree in IH and Ergonomics. The doctoral program involves 24 to 30 hours of graduate credits beyond the masters degree. Doctoral students take a written and an oral qualifying exam, are supervised by an advisor and a committee, and present their findings at a formal thesis defense. Procedures for completion of this degree are well established. In 2003-2004, enrollment in the masters degree IH program was 13 full-time and six part-time students; enrollment in the PhD IH program was eight full-time and seven part-time students. The program graduated six masters' students and one PhD student that year. Enrollment was expected to be similar in academic year 2004-2005. According to data presented in the application, the number of IH graduates produced in the New England region served by UMass Lowell is substantially less than the number of IH professionals needed in the region. Program graduates find jobs in the region without difficulty. The IH faculty members at UMass Lowell include Dr. Michael Ellenbecker, Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, Dr. Margaret Quinn, and Dr. Susan Woskie. All are full professors and all are CIHs. The faculty are all active in research, with funded projects and good publication records.