Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences Concentration, M.S.

(Major Code: 12141) (SIMS Code: 557394)

Admission to the Degree Curriculum

The M.S. degree in Public Health is offered with a concentration in environmental health sciences.

To be considered for admission to this program, a student must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (BA or BS) in biology, chemistry, engineering, or other basic or applied natural science. The School of Public Health should be consulted for specific course preparation recommended for the Master of Science program. In some cases, if an applicant is deficient in certain basic or applied science areas, some remedial coursework can be completed as an unclassified graduate student. However, credits earned by remedial courses cannot be applied toward the required number of units for the master’s degree. Students who do not meet all of the above requirements for admission with classified graduate standing may be admitted with conditionally classified graduate standing upon the recommendation of the admissions committee and the graduate adviser. Students so admitted will be advised as to remedial steps to take to satisfy the requirement to achieve classified graduate standing.

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must meet the general requirements for advancement to candidacy as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees . Students completing the Master of Science degree with a concentration in environmental health sciences must (1) have satisfactorily completed at least 12 units of coursework of the 36-unit official program to include at least two courses chosen from the list of courses required with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) and no grade less than a B-; (2) have a thesis proposal which has received the approval of the School of Public Health faculty.

General Requirements for the Master of Science Degree

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master’s degree as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must complete an officially approved course of study of not less than 36 units as listed below. Up to six units may be accepted in transfer, with the approval of the graduate adviser.

Environmental Health Sciences

Required Units: 15
Prescribed electives Units: 12
P H 650R - Field Practice: Required Community Practice Units: 3-6 *
P H 797 - Research Units: 1-3 (6)
P H 799A - Thesis Units: 3

Total Units 36

*A 3-unit field practice may be taken as an elective by students with approval of the academic adviser.

Concentration in Environmental Health Sciences

Courses required for the concentration: 15 units (Not including six units of P H 797 and three units of P H 799A ):

P H 538A - Principles of Toxicology Units: 3
P H 601 - Epidemiology Units: 3
P H 602 - Biostatistics Units: 3
P H 604 - Environmental Determinants of Human Health Units: 3
P H 639 - Water Quality Investigation Units: 3

Prescribed Electives

In special circumstances, the graduate adviser may approve one course not on the list of prescribed electives. The substitution must be approved prior to enrollment in the course.

A minimum of nine additional units selected with the approval of the adviser from:

P H 603 - Behavioral and Social Science in Public Health Units: 3
P H 605 - Health Services Administration Units: 3
P H 627 - Advanced Statistical Methods in Public Health Units: 3
P H 630 - Environmental Health Risk Assessment Units: 3
P H 632 - Air Quality Units: 3
P H 634 - Environmental Protection Units: 3
P H 636 - Hazardous Waste Management Units: 3
P H 650R - Field Practice: Required Community Practice Units: 3-6
P H 700D - Seminar in Public Health: Environmental Health Units: 1-3
P H 798 - Special Study Units: 1-6