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MS, Environmental Health Sciences

SPH Environmental Health Sciences students conducting water sampling

Understand and mitigate environmental hazards to promote human health and well-being

Environmental health explores the human impacts of environmental hazards (air, water, soil and food) on human health in the context of socio-cultural, economic, work and family environments.

Perfect for...

  • Individuals seeking early graduate training to support future PhD applications
  • Individuals with overlapping interests in engineering, medicine, health policy, agriculture, epidemiology, computer modeling, chemistry, microbiology or geography

Career Paths

  • State departments of health environmental officer
  • Federal agency environmental officer
  • Academic researcher
  • Industry researcher
  • Medical professional

Program Overview

Students in the MS program in Environmental Health Sciences complete an essential core of knowledge in environmental health, epidemiology and biostatistics, in addition to a laboratory rotation, an ethics course, and a seminar course.

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For more information, see the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health flyer.

  1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field of environmental health.
  2. (for M.S. non-thesis project students) Develop a testable hypothesis that would advance the field of environmental health.
  3. (for M.S. thesis students) Design and conduct a research study, analyze data and test a hypothesis that advances the science of environmental health

Students in the M.S. program in Environmental Health Sciences complete an essential core of knowledge in environmental health, epidemiology and biostatistics, in addition to a laboratory rotation, an ethics course and a seminar course.

32 credits including thesis and rotation with a faculty member.


See all program requirements on the UMD Catalog

Risk Assessment, Toxicology, Law and Policy, Foundations of Environmental Health


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