Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

56-070 Center for Health Sciences
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772

Environmental Health Sciences
310-206-1619

Shane S. Que Hee, PhD, Interim Chair

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences focuses its research and educational activities on the protection of human health from biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical hazards in the environment. Its graduates are scientists, professionals, and leaders capable of identifying and measuring stressors of environmental concern; evaluating the health, environmental, and all other impacts of such stressors; developing means for their effective management; and evaluating alternative policies directed at improving and protecting health and the environment. Such training is accomplished through several degree programs that offer specialized study in selected academic areas of environmental health sciences such as air pollution, environmental chemistry, environmental policy, toxicology, built environment and health, climate and health, global environmental health, water quality, occupational health, and industrial hygiene. Graduates of the department pursue careers in the private or public sector as researchers, educators, managers, policymakers, and/or practitioners.

The department offers master of science (MS) and doctor or science (PhD) degrees in Environmental Health Sciences and, through the Fielding School of Public Health, the master of public health (MPH) degree with a specialization in environmental health sciences (see Public Health schoolwide programs). The department also offers an area of focus on industrial hygiene for its MS and MPH degrees. A concurrent degree program (Environmental Health Sciences MPH/Urban Planning MURP) is also offered. The interdepartmental Molecular Toxicology program offers a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree.