Learning Outcomes

1. Apply hazard analysis concepts related to ecosystems and human health.
2. Evaluate and analyze ecological and human health risk assessments for contemporary biological and chemical pollutants.
3. Implement fundamental tools of toxicology and risk assessment to mathematically model ecosystem and human health hazards.
4. Test hypotheses aimed at addressing gaps in environmental, ecological and human health research risk assessment standards for emerging public health threats.
5. Develop preventive measures that lead to sustainable environmental health approaches.

Admissions

• Completion of a baccalaureate degree with 120 hours of science-based courses or equivalent to include:
  • A minimum of 60 hours in physical or life sciences, mathematics, engineering, and/or technology
  • At least 15 hours of the 60 hours in upper level junior, senior, or graduate level courses
  • 21 or more semester hours in communication, humanities, and social sciences
• Grade point average of 3.00/4.00 or higher
• For international applicants, a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score of 80 internet-based, 230 computer-based, or 570 paper-based - or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Course Type 2 exam - minimum overall band score of 6.5.

Degree Requirements (39 Hours)

Curriculum Requirements (27 Hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
EPID 701	Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology	3
PUBH 700	Perspectives in Public Health	3
ENHS 660	Concepts of Environmental Health Science	3
ENHS 675	Infectious Disease Ecology	3
ENHS 761	Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Systems	3
ENHS 764	Principles, Methods, and Issues in Air Quality	3
ENHS 794	Introduction to Environmental Science Research	3
ENHS 799	Thesis Preparation	6
Total Credit Hours		27

Curriculum Electives (12 Hours)

Select Quantitative and Technical Skills (following is a sample list - 12 Hours, max of 3 hours 500 level, max of 3 hours 600 level)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
ENHS 555	Climate Change Impacts on Human Health	3
ENHS 575	Public Health and Community Disaster Resilience	3
ENHS 585	Crisis Leadership for the Public Health Professional	3
ENHS 592	Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Health	1-3
ENHS 665	Biofilms in Environmental Health and Disease	3
ENHS 670	Environmental Pollutants and Human Health	3
ENHS 715	Disasters and Public Health Emergency Management I	3
ENHS 716	Disasters and Public Health Emergency Management II	3
ENHS 760	Fundamentals of Air Pollution	3
ENHS 765	Applied Research in the Environmental Health Sciences	3
ENHS 770	Microbial Processes and Pollution	3
ENHS 771	Environmental Health Sciences Seminar	1
ENVR 501	Special Topics in the Environment	3
ENVR 709	Marine Data Science with R	3