Environmental Health Minor

22 credit hours

The Environmental Health Minor fulfills a critical niche for both a healthy society and a healthy environment, which are inextricably linked. As such, this field is a hybrid, scientific approach between Environmental Science and Public Health.

Requirements

Minor Coursework

16 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ESC 11200 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science Credit Hour: 4
ESC 26300 - Environmental Policy Credit Hour: 3
PHS 20000 - Foundations of Public Health Credit Hour: 3
PHS 33200 - Environmental Health Credit Hour: 3
PHS 36000 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit Hour: 3

Elective Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ESC 33000 - Fundamentals of Soil Science Credit Hour: 4
ESC 35000 - Hazardous Waste Management Credit Hour: 3
ESC 40000 - Hydrogeology Credit Hour: 3
ESC 41000 - Environmental Fate of Contaminants Credit Hour: 3
ESC 42000 - Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment Credit Hour: 3
PHS 38200 - Biostatistics for the Health Sciences Credit Hour: 3
PHS 38300 - Research Methods in Public Health Credit Hour: 3
PHS 38500 - Biological Basis of Health and Disease Credit Hour: 3