PhD in Environmental Health Sciences
48 monthsProgramme duration
15 Jul, 2025Application Deadline
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD program in Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) provides students with interdisciplinary training to better understand the impact of the environment on human health and disease. Students in the program have a wide range of unique opportunities for research and education through the participating departments across campus and the numerous health agencies affiliated with the program. Further, the program aims to produce a unique cadre of future leaders in the field of environmental health sciences who have expertise in both laboratory- and population-based research. Upon graduation, EHS students will have received comprehensive training in the EHS core areas of Exposure Science, Biological Mechanisms of Susceptibility and Disease, and Environmental Determinants of Population Health.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The PhD program in Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) provides students with interdisciplinary training to better understand the impact of the environment on human health and disease. Students in the program have a wide range of unique opportunities for research and education through the participating departments across campus and the numerous health agencies affiliated with the program. Further, the program aims to produce a unique cadre of future leaders in the field of environmental health sciences who have expertise in both laboratory- and population-based research. Upon graduation, EHS students will have received comprehensive training in the EHS core areas of Exposure Science, Biological Mechanisms of Susceptibility and Disease, and Environmental Determinants of Population Health.
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Required prerequisite coursework includes college-level biology and chemistry. Statistics, calculus, organic chemistry, and physiology are also preferred, but not required. Accepted applicants who have not taken biology and chemistry may be asked to take these classes prior to matriculating in the fall.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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