• This degree is a research-oriented degree that includes coursework and the preparation of a thesis or completion of a comprehensive examination and a major written report. 
  • Students may choose to concentrate on one of the following areas of academic focus: air quality, environmental biology, etc.
  • Interdisciplinary research is encouraged.
  • The program consists of a minimum of 65 quarter-credit units.
  • Students must complete either a master's thesis or a comprehensive examination and report.
  • Students in EHS gain a comprehensive understanding of:

    • The role that the environment plays in human health;
    • How people are exposed to hazards in the environment;
    • The outcomes are of environmental exposures at the cellular or organismal level;
    • The outcomes of environmental exposures are at the level of human populations; and
    • What the societal implications are of these outcomes;
    • How to design science-based policies to address current and future environmental health challenges.