The curriculum emphasizes both, comprising epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, basic sciences, toxicology, and environmental health. Students are admitted to the School of Public Health's environmental health major. A full-time program of study takes two years, including course and project work, and an internship. Students are admitted to the Graduate School's program in environmental health. The primary objective of the Ph.D. program is to bring students to a high level of academic competence through a combination of advanced course work and research.
Students develop their dissertation topics from a funded research project.
The thesis must make an original contribution to the body of knowledge in environmental or occupational health. Prospective doctoral students must have fulfilled the requirements of the master's program in environmental health, or its equivalent, before admission to the program, or take additional courses to meet that level of knowledge once admitted. Semester Curricula for Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Control subspecialty Career Opportunities Environmental and occupational epidemiologists often work for state health departments, federal agencies, private industry, private consulting companies, academia, and health care organizations. Financial Assistance Students choosing this specialty are eligible for several scholarships and traineeships available within the division. They may also apply for research assistantships when these positions become available.