Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability, MPH

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Barry Keim, PhD
Program Director

The Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability Program (EHCS) offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, a professional degree for individuals who want to practice in a public health setting. The EHCS program was created to address the shortage of public health professionals with the background to address emerging environmental health risks, including climate change and environmental injustice, as public health issues.

Curriculum

Requirements for MPH degree in Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability (EHCS) Concentration:

MPH Core Courses

PUBH 6120 - Epidemiological and Biostatistical Methods in Public Health
PUBH 6130 - Building Bridges: Communication and Collaboration in Public Health
PUBH 6170 - Principles for Population-based Management
PUBH 6180 - Essential Fundamental of Health Policy
PUBH 6600 - Culminating Experience/Capstone
PUBH 6800 - Practice Experience

EHCS Concentration Courses

EHCS 6235 - Climate Change and Sustainability Solutions
EHCS 6244 - Integrated Environmental Assessment for Public Health
ENHS 6238 - Principles of Environmental Health
ENHS 6253 - Geospatial Health and Environment
ENHS 6254 - Environmental Policy and Justice

Electives

MPH Core Courses

PUBH 6120 - EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS IN PUBLIC HEALTH [4 Credits]
PUBH 6130 - BUILDING BRIDGES: COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH [3 Credits]
PUBH 6170 - PRINCIPLES FOR POPULATION-BASED MANAGEMENT [3 Credits]
PUBH 6180 - ESSENTIAL FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH POLICY [3 Credits]
PUBH 6600 - CULMINATING EXPERIENCE/CAPSTONE [3 Credits]
PUBH 6800 - PRACTICE EXPERIENCE [3 Credits]