BS in Environmental Science: Environmental Health
Environmental degradation significantly impacts human health, damaging people's health through pesticide exposure, poor air quality, water contamination, and extreme heat events linked to climate change. Our environmental health program prepares students to address these interconnected issues and improve the well-being of people and the planet.
Students in the environmental health program are helping to monitor air quality in Chicago neighborhoods.
Program Highlights
- A solutions-focused approach to environmental science, economics, and policy
- An approach that combines philosophy and methodology
- Designed for students with a passion for advocacy
- A commitment to making science less intimidating and more based in its positive global effects
- Building awareness of human industry's impact on our whole ecosystem
- Incorporates course work for ÎçÒ¹AV's Parkinson School of Health Sciences
What You'll Learn
- The factors contributing to the global burden of environmental health concerns and health disparities
- Community-engaged "place-based" learning through hands-on experience
- Seeking out scientific evidence of contamination
- Working effectively within local and global communities
- Knowledge in core areas of public health: environmental health, epidemiology, and policy and administration
- Ecotoxicology, which studies the effects of toxic chemical or biological agents on biological organisms at the population, community or ecosystem level.
Careers
Field research and interaction in front-line communities will afford you a clear advantage in your job prospects. Opportunities to make a difference include:
- Government regulatory agencies
- Consulting laboratories
- Environmental studies in developing countries
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Adjunct fields such the law and public policy
Admission
To apply for admission and scholarship consideration, please visit the and indicate your interest in this program on your application. For more information, see the following resources:
- (Online Application)
- First-Year Admissions
Tuition and Financial Aid
The School of Environmental Sustainability strives to help students secure the necessary financial resources to make their graduate education at ÎçÒ¹AV more affordable. Partial scholarships, limited external research grants, and work opportunities are offered to SES graduate students. Students are encouraged to seek external funding. Students who wish to be considered for internal partial tuition scholarships must complete applications by March 1. Scholarship decisions will be based on the student’s full file, including statements of research/interest, GPA, and letters of recommendation.
Environmental degradation significantly impacts human health, damaging people's health through pesticide exposure, poor air quality, water contamination, and extreme heat events linked to climate change. Our environmental health program prepares students to address these interconnected issues and improve the well-being of people and the planet.
Curriculum
Students studying Environmental Health develop a solid foundation in environmental science, environmental economics and policy, and the societal issues associated with environmental degradation.
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Admission
To apply for admission and scholarship consideration, please visit the and indicate your interest in this program on your application. For more information, see the following resources:
- (Online Application)
- First-Year Admissions
Tuition and Financial Aid
The School of Environmental Sustainability strives to help students secure the necessary financial resources to make their graduate education at ÎçÒ¹AV more affordable. Partial scholarships, limited external research grants, and work opportunities are offered to SES graduate students. Students are encouraged to seek external funding. Students who wish to be considered for internal partial tuition scholarships must complete applications by March 1. Scholarship decisions will be based on the student’s full file, including statements of research/interest, GPA, and letters of recommendation.