Baylor University’s Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Science focuses on the human health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents in the community, workplace, and/or home.
Through a comprehensive curriculum, students develop the knowledge and skills to recognize and evaluate environmental and occupational hazard exposures, assess health risks, and implement effective management strategies to mitigate health impacts.
For additional information about Baylor’s MPH in Environmental Health Science, please contact Distinguished Professor Dr. Bryan Brooks at Bryan_Brooks@baylor.edu.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Baylor’s MPH in Environmental Health Science program build careers as environmental health specialists, industrial hygienists, health risk assessors, researchers, and consultants in private industries, non-profits, government agencies, academic institutions, and the military. Baylor’s strong, practice-based approach, global environmental health opportunities, and low faculty-student ratios provide students with a quality learning experience to enhance career development in a core public health field and area of national workforce need.
Curriculum
The Environmental Health Science curriculum includes the core Public Health courses and additional courses in environmental science. The 43-hour degree plan is completed in 2 years.
FALL (Year 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PUBH 5334 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 5315 | Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior and Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 5337 | Public Health Concepts in Epidemiology | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 9 | |
SPRING (Year 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| STA 5300 | Statistical Methodology | 3 |
| PUBH 5350 | Assessment and Planning in Public and Community Health | 3 |
| ENV 5302 | Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science | 3 |
| ENV 5102 | Current Advances in Environmental Science | 1 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 10 | |
SUMMER (Year 2)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| ENV 5V90 | Practicum | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 6 | |
FALL (Year 2)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENV 5V90 | Practicum | 3 |
| ENV 4344 | Fundamentals of Toxicology | 3 |
| PUBH 5378 | Administration and Leadership in Public Health | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 9 | |
SPRING (Year 2)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENV 4345 | Water Management | 3 |
| ENV 4325 | 3 | |
| NUTR 5354 | Nutrition in Public Health | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 9 | |