The ABET accredited Occupationl and Environmental Health Sciences major will prepare undergraduates to work in environmental health, occupational health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
The combined goal of the occupational and environmental health sciences is to control hazardous workplace and environmental exposures to prevent fatalities, injuries, and/or illnesses that impact the health, performance and well-being of workers and the general public. At Purdue the emphases of the OEHS program are on hazardous exposure assessment, understanding the relationships between exposure and disease, and using engineering controls to eliminate such hazards.
School of Health Sciences Honors Program
Students admitted to Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences may have the opportunity to participate in the School of Health and Sciences Honors Program, a program that promotes and supports honors research for high-achieving students.
