The environmental health science program provides you with the skills and abilities to prevent disease by managing water, air, food, waste, and other environmental factors. The curriculum offers a solid foundation in physical and biological sciences, plus hands-on experience in the field using scientific equipment to analyze air and water quality, visiting facilities and sites during field trips, and meeting with environmental professionals.

The following topics are among those you will study:

• Environmental rules and regulations
• Control of hazardous and toxic substances
• Water quality management
• Solid and hazardous waste management
• Outdoor (ambient) air quality management
• Bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases
  

The major fulfills the educational requirements for professional registration and for admission to a graduate school of public health. This nationally accredited course of study, which awards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health (B.S.E.H.), prepares you for a career in one of the many fields of public health.

You can view the curriculum requirements for the Environmental Health program, along with information about the profession, at the EH Web site:

www.ohio.edu/healthsciences/iheh

Dr. Timothy Ryan
740.593-2134
ryant@ohio.edu