Environmental Health M.S.

Environmental health is the study of how exposures to external hazards, including chemical, physical, and biological agents, affect human health. Environmental health researchers and professionals seek to understand how to evaluate exposures that create risks to human health, how those exposures elicit biological responses that lead to disease and injury, and how policy is developed and used to prevent adverse health effects. Environmental Health at the University of Minnesota offers master's and doctoral degrees, conducts research in diverse areas of environmental health, offers continuing education, and conducts outreach. Students are prepared to be leaders in environmental health in academia, industry, consulting groups, and government agencies. The program's training and research emphasize the importance of translating basic scientific knowledge into solutions for current societal problems and concerns.

The MS program offers a generalist concentration, environmental chemistry concentration, and a specialized track in industrial hygiene. The Industrial Hygiene track is accredited by ABET.

The School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).