Environmental and
Occupational Health
College of Health and Human Development
Chair: Tom Hatfield
Jacaranda Hall (JD) 1537
(818) 677-7476
www.csun.edu/hhd/eoh
Staff
Terre Blumer, Donna Van Helsland
Faculty
Peter Bellin, Thomas Hatfield, Antonio Machado, John Schillinger,
Owen Seiver, Michael Sullivan
Programs
Undergraduate:
B.S. in Environmental and Occupational Health
Option in Industrial Hygiene
Minor in Environmental and Occupational Health
Graduate:
M.S. in Environmental and Occupational Health
Option in Industrial Hygiene
Accreditation
The degrees are accredited by the National Environmental Health
Science and Protection Accreditation Council at the B.S. and MS
levels. The B.S. Option in Industrial Hygiene option is accredited by
the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050,
Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 347-7700.
The California Department of Health Services provides a formal
approval of the degree at both the M.S. and B.S. levels. With this
approval, students are permitted to test for the Registered Environmental
Health Specialists (REHS) examination immediately upon graduation.
Students graduating from programs without this approval must have
at least one year of work experience before being permitted to take this
examination.
The Major
Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) is concerned with the
biological, chemical and physical factors affecting human health and
the environment. Our major provides a solid science-based education
with practical applications for a safer and healthier environment. As
a result, our graduates work in a variety of high demand jobs such
as air quality, water quality, food safety, housing, industrial hygiene,
safety, hazardous waste management, environmental consulting
and radiation safety. Our graduates also work in a wide range of
settings including private industry (aerospace, manufacturing, food
production, biotechnology and many others), local government (cit