Curriculum
Why Clarkson for EHS?
Clarkson has one of the few undergraduate programs for Environmental Health Science/Industrial Hygiene in the country. And unlike programs elsewhere, ours is not an add-on to a health sciences or sanitation program. Our program is distinctive in the way it integrates biology, chemistry, engineering and business courses. It was designed that way in 1984, when it became one of the nation's first EHS programs.
Real-World Experience
The EHS program partners with companies such as Alcoa and Kraft Foods to conduct health hazard assessments in actual work environments. Our undergraduates work hand-in-hand with managers and other personnel on the job to assess exposures to chemicals, noise and particulates. And they develop recommendations for the control of these hazards!
In such experiences, you will gain a full appreciation of real-world problem solving. This is a distinctive element of the Clarkson EHS program, and it comes from the confidence our industry partners have developed in our program.
Undergraduates also gain hands-on experience through cooperative programs and internships.
The following is the curriculum to complete a major in Industrial Hygiene. A student can also complete a minor as well.
| Sample Curriculum | |||
| First Year | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| Credits | Credits | ||
| BY152 Life's Diversity | 3 | BY153 Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BY154 Diversity Laboratory | 2 | BY155 Cellular Biology Laboratory | 2 |
| CM103 Structure & Bonding | 3 | LS196 Great Ideas II | 3 |
| CM105 Chemistry Lab I | 2 | MA132 Calculus II | 3 |
| EV100 Intro to Environmental Science & Policy | 1 | CM104 Chemical Equilibrium & Dynamics | 3 |
| LS195 Great Ideas I | 3 | CM106 Chemistry Lab II | 2 |
| MA131 Calculus I | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 16 | |
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| Credits | Credits | ||
| CM241 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CM242 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| IH309 Intro to Industrial Hygiene | 3 | CM244 Organic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| PH131/141 Physics I | 4 | PH132/142 Physics II | 4 |
| BY221 General Ecology | 3 | IH310 Intro. To Occupational Hygiene Lab | 1 |
| Foundation Liberal studies Elective | 3 | MA282 Statistics | 3 |
| EV280 Environmental Science | 3 | IH309 Intro to Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 16-17 | |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| Credits | Credits | ||
| IH405 Methods & Analysis | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| CM221 Spectroscopy4 | 3 | IH406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods | 3 |
| CM223 Spectroscopy Lab4 | 3 | IH330 Evnironmental Helath & Safety Management | 3 |
| BY360 Physiology 4 | 3 | Chemistry/Biology Elective (See Below) | 3 |
| CE340 Intor to Environmental Engineering | 3 | Foundation Liberal Studies Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| Credits | Credits | ||
| Chemistry/Biology Elective (See Below) | 3 | CE480 Environmental Quality Engineering2 | 3 |
| CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Eng.3 | 3 | IH416 Principles of Occupational Health | 3 |
| OS286 Organizational Behavior I1 | 3 | IH481 Advanced Topics in EHS | 3 |
| Foundation Liberal Studies Elective | 3 | Foundation Liberal Studies elective | 3 |
| ES532 Risk Analysis5 | 3 | Professional elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 5 | |
Chemistry/Biology Electives - Must select from the following courses:
- CM303 Environmental Science I
- CM304 Environmental Science II
- CM320 Separations & Electrochemistry
- CM370 Physical Chemistry
- BY323 Microbiology for Engineering Applications
- BY350 Anatomy
- BY352 Anatomy Lab
- BY360 Physiology I
- BY362 Vertebrate Physiology Lab
- BY450 Biochemistry I
- BY451 Biochemistry II
- BY471 Anatomy and Physiology
- BY472 Anatomy and Physiology II
Recommended Business Electives:
- MG370 Business and the Natural Environment
- MG386 Organizational Behavior I
- MG452 Human Resource Management
- MG466 Labor Relations
- EC151 Principles of Microeconomics
- EC350 Principles of Microeconomics for Eng.
- EV360 Environmental Economics
Recommended Engineering Electives:
- CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
- CE479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
- CE480 Environmental Quality Engineering
- CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
- *ES532 Risk Analysis
- *ES586 Industrial Ecology
Recommended Policy and Liberal Arts Elective:
- EV342 Environmental Ethics
- LW466 The Law of the Workplace
- PY151 Introduction to Psychology
- PY321 Consumer Behavior
- PY386 Organizational Behavior I
- TC210 Theory of Rhetoric for Bus., Science and Eng.
- TC217 Introduction to Public Speaking
- EV343 Environmental Literature & Policy
- EV399 Environmental Policy
- EV430 Environmental Law
Recommended Other Electives:
- BY360 Physiology I
- BY362 Vertebrate Physiology
- CM300 Instrumental Laboratory
- EV430 Environmental Law
*-Graduate Course - Seniors Only
1Or other suitable Business Elective
2Or other suitable Foundation Engineering Elective
3Or other suitable Engineering Elective
4Or other suitable Biology or Chemistry Elective