Environmental Health

Advisor: Dr. H Anna Jeng

The Environmental Health emphasis is designed to meet the needs of students seeking graduate education in the environmental health field. The goal of the program is to provide advanced understanding of human health efforts due to interaction with chemical, biological and physical agents in natural and man-made environments. Students may shape the emphasis area to meet their needs in general environmental health, industrial hygiene, or occupational safety. The emphasis has specific prerequisite courses at the undergraduate level, which must be met. Also, admission to the program is at the discretion of the faculty. In addition to the core course requirements, there are specific course requirements for each concentration area.

This emphasis area includes twenty-one credit hours in the community health core, twenty-one/twenty-two credit hours required in Environmental Health courses, including a practicum or thesis. Students select nine to ten credit hours in general environmental health, industrial hygiene, or occupational safety emphasis area courses. Because of the specificity of these requirements, students are advised to contact the Program Advisor, Dr. H. Anna Jeng (757-683-4594) or the Program Director, Prof. A. James English (757-683-4259) for detailed information about the Environmental Health emphasis area.

Prerequisite Courses. General Biology (8 credits); General Chemistry (8 credits); Introduction to Physics (with a lab) or Geological Sciences (8 credits); General College Mathematics (preferably pre-calculus level) or Statistics (3 credits).

Community Health Core Courses. Twenty-One Hours. ENVH 600 Principles of Environmental Health Science and Protection; CHP 600 Principles of Community Health; CHP 601 Research Design and Evaluation in the Health Professions; CHP 550 Public and Community Health Administration; HLSC 746 Epidemiology; and Six Credit Hours of Environmental Health Practicum or Thesis Research.

Environmental Health Core Courses. Twelve Credit Hours. ENVH 502 Environmental Law; ENVH 543 Toxicology; ENVH 566 Risk Assessment; CHP 640 Data Interpretation Methods for Health Care

Emphasis Area Requirements. Nine to ten credit hours from the following courses or their equivalents must be taken in one of the following options in order to be eligible for the degree.