Code of the Course

Title of the Course

Credits

Teaching Hours

Prerequisites

Theoretical

Practical

Total

Theoretical

Practical

Total

1

Introduction to General Medicine and Occupation al Diseases

2

-

2

34

-

34

2

Objective:

Introducing occupational diseases and their prevention principles.

2

Anatomy and Physiology

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

Objective:

Introducing human body organs and biological systems as the basic knowledge necessary for professional courses e.g., ergonomics and occupational diseases.

3

Basic Biostatistics

1

1

2

17

34

51

-

objective

Introducing experimental studies in health sciences and analysis of experimental data using appropriate statistical software.

4

General Workplace Safety

3

1

4

51

34

85

-

objective

Introducing safety concepts and industrial safety.

5

Human Factors Engineering

1

2

3

17

68

85

-

objective

Introducing the abilities and limitations of human, making balance between worker and the task, using assessment tools, application of ergonomics principles in different workplaces.

6

Geographic Information System (GIS) Application in Occupation al Health

0.5

0.5

1

9

17

26

-

objective

Introducing geographical information system and investigating the workplace hazards using GIS appropriate software.

7

Medical Information Systems

0.5

0.5

1

9

17

26

-

objective

Improving students' knowledge and insights regarding the application of information technology in medical sciences and medical information systems.

8

Research Methods in Health Sciences

2

-

2

34

-

34

3

objective

Introducing the method of scientific research in health sciences and different stages of research in order to enable students to conduct a complete research

9

Specialized Language of Occupation al Health

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills in using specialized occupational health texts

10

Biostatistics and Using Computer Software

1

1

2

17

34

51

3

objective

Introducing advanced statistical methods and gaining necessary skills in the application of statistical methods in research using appropriate software.

11

Evaluation of Air Pollution

2

1

3

34

34

68

-

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills to evaluate air pollutants for research and practical purposes.

12

Design of Air Pollution Control Systems in the Workplaces

2

1

3

34

34

68

11

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills in calculation and design of air pollution control systems.

13

Occupational Toxicology

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

objective

Identification and evaluation of toxicants caused by various processes at the workplace and justification of control measures.

14

Applied Occupation al Toxicology

-

1

1

-

34

34

13

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills in working with laboratory animals and measuring toxins in biological samples.

15

Occupation al Diseases

1.5

0.5

2

26

17

34

-

objective

Introducing the main symptoms of occupational diseases and the methods applied for the prevention of occupational diseases.

16

Workplace Safety

1

1

2

17

34

51

4

objective

Empowering students in assessing and managing hazards at the workplace.

17

Design of Heat, Cold, and Humidity Control System

2

1

3

34

34

68

-

objective

Introducing the structure of different heating, cooling and air conditioning systems and calculating heating and cooling loads in the building

18

Design of Noise and Vibration Control System

2

1

3

34

34

68

-

objective

Enabling students to measure and design sound and vibration controlling systems in industrial workplaces.

19

Radiations Protection in Workplace

0.5

0.5

1

9

17

26

-

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills for preventing workers from hazardous radioactive materials in the workplace.

20

Design of Lighting in Workplace

0.5

0.5

1

9

17

26

-

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills in providing lighting systems in the workplace.

21

Applied Human Factors Engineering (1)

1.5

0.5

2

26

17

43

-

objective

Definitions, history and applications of ergonomics to promote workers’ health and productivity.

22

Applied Human Factors Engineering (2)

1

1

2

17

34

51

21

objective

Acquiring the necessary skills in conducting ergonomic intervention programs.

23

Modeling in Occupation al Health

1

1

2

17

34

51

-

objective

Introducing the principles, concepts and methods of modeling in occupational health.

24

Thesis

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

Total

35

16

48

544

544

1088