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Academic Degree Programs

Environmental Health (EH)

Environmental Health students learn to identify sources of contamination in air, water, soil, and food, and on surfaces; how contamination is spread; strategies to prevent or control effects on human health or environmental quality; and means of communicating risk information to the public and to health professionals. Students can earn an Master of Science (MS) degree in Environmental Health and a doctorate (PhD) degree in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene.

Occupational and Environmental Exposure Sciences (ES)
(formerly Industrial Hygiene and Safety)

Occupational and Environmental Exposure Sciences students learn to identify, evaluate, and manage health risks found in a wide variety of community and occupational settings. Students earning the MS degree become skilled health professionals and have the option of completing either a thesis or a project/portfolio. Students earning a PhD degree in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene obtain advanced research training in exposure assessment and control methods.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

The Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) program gives physicians a better understanding of the clinical and scientific principles in environmental and occupational health. Training can focus on epidemiology, occupational and environmental hygiene, biostatistics, health services, and toxicology. This program leads to an MPH degree. A concurrent residency/fellowship program is available.

Toxicology (Tox)

The Toxicology program focuses on understanding the mechanisms of action of environmental chemicals and their effects on human health and in the environment. Research areas include chemical effects on organ systems, including neurological, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, reproductive, and respiratory systems, and also developmental toxicology, environmental carcinogenesis and dietary chemoprotection. The program also offers a strong focus on human risk assessment as well as in toxicological issues that cross ecological and human health disciplines. Both MS and PhD degrees are offered.

Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Master of Public Health

Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Master of Public Health focuses on the recognition, assessment, and control of environmental and occupational hazards, the impact of these hazards on health and society, and approaches to regulations, enforcement, and policy development. In contrast to the MS degree programs, which are measurement-oriented and specialized, this MPH degree program provides a broader perspective, with emphasis on applications and policy implications.

Master of Public Administration and Master of Science or Master of Public Health
(MPA/MS or MPA/MPH)

The concurrent master's degree program options with the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs (Evans School). The four concurrent degrees are: MPA/MS Environmental Health, MPA/MS Exposure Sciences, MPA/MS Toxicology, and MPA/MPH Environmental and Occupational Health. These programs are structured for students interested in environmental and occupational health and its use in public health policy and management. The collaboration between our department and the Evans School makes it possible to complete the two degrees in three years rather than four, with faculty from both schools involved in teaching, advising, and research.

Undergraduate Academic Degree Program

Through our Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health, students learn to identify and control environmental factors that can adversely affect human health. Our faculty introduce students to potential environmental health hazards, risk assessment, prevention, and epidemiological and microbiological principles. Each of our undergraduate students completes a 400-hour internship in the field in a public agency, private industry, an academic setting or internationally. Because environmental health students work with tools commonly used in the field, they are well prepared to find meaningful employment after graduation, or to further their education in a graduate or professional degree program.

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