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The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Health program provides students with specialized training and research experience in environmental and occupational epidemiology, exposure science, spatial epidemiology/GIS, risk assessment, and toxicology. Interested doctoral students can also participate in the Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health (URBAN), a traineeship that focuses on tackling urban environmental challenges through interdisciplinary training, workshops, and internships.

Our program is one of a small number of academic units nationally that specializes in investigating exposure-related health outcomes in community settings. The program provides knowledge, experience, and training in core disciplines to allow for critical thinking in research design, interpretation, and translation. Graduates of our doctoral program continue the department鈥檚 tradition of rigorous, innovative, and socially engaged research as postdoctoral research fellows and faculty members at academic research institutions, as senior scientists at environmental consulting companies, and as senior scientists at regulatory health agencies.

To receive the doctoral degree, candidates entering the doctoral program must complete the equivalent of 64 credits (16 graduate-level courses), complete three research rotations, pass a qualifying exam, and complete a dissertation. The research rotations begin upon entering the program and provide students the opportunity to develop research skills and clarify their research interests. URBAN internships can qualify as research rotation experiences. To prepare for their qualifying exam and to engage in dissertation research, students design a set of courses with their advisor, in addition to the core courses below. Candidates who have already earned a related master鈥檚 degree must take eight graduate-level courses (32 credits) beyond the master鈥檚 degree and at least 16 credits of the coursework must be in environmental health.