+ Bachelor of Science
in Environmental Health
246
Shatzel Hall
http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/envp/pages/environmental_health.html
Environmental
health graduates are specialists in protecting
the environment and public health. They are
prepared to evaluate and control threats to
air, water, food, and soil. Examples of threatened
and threatening environments include such disparate
settings as remote mountain lakes, steel mills,
rural housing, print shops, restaurants, groundwater
aquifers, plastics formulators, and wetlands.
The environmental health scientist may focus
on the health of a particular occupational workforce
or the general well-being of a community. In
all cases, the ability to look comprehensively
at environmental problem solving is critical.
Graduates
meet the educational requirements to become
Registered Sanitarians (RS) and Certified Industrial
Hygienists (CIH) after gaining sufficient experience
and passing the appropriate professional examinations.
Primary places of employment are in industry,
government, risk management agencies, environmental
engineering firms, consulting firms, testing
laboratories, health care facilities, and educational
institutions.
The
curriculum emphasizes the biological, chemical,
and physical sciences, with additional requirements
linking policy with successful practice. Students
learn to investigate and sample indoor and outdoor
environments, and implement techniques to solve
environmental problems. Further hands-on experience
is obtained working in our dedicated environmental
health laboratories. Study is enhanced through
an internship experience as a working professional
in either an agency or a private company. Opportunities
for individual research also are available.
Graduates
are well prepared to continue with their education.
The environmental health program can provide
the credentials needed to enter graduate school
in a number of disciplines (e.g., toxicology
and epidemiology) and professional schools (e.g.,
medicine and law). Graduates have the luxury
of deciding between immediately starting their
professional career or pursuing additional credentials.
As
one of only 29 nationally accredited environmental
health programs in the United States, the educational
experience is notably comprehensive and well-directed.
Please check with the program office for further
specifics about the program and for information
about enrollment policies.
Learning
Outcomes
Upon
completion of the baccalaureate degree, students
in environmental health are expected to:
- Think
critically and creatively while demonstrating
knowledge and abilities useful in the professional
workforce;
- Function
as a member of an environmental health team
in the public or private sector;
- Fully
participate in the art and science of identifying,
evaluating, and managing environmental factors
that can adversely impact the health of humans
and their environment.
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for 2011-2012 course requirements—no minor
required
Minor
(22 hours)
Required
courses include:
- 10
credit hours of foundational biological
sciences, to consist of BIOL 2040 and BIOL
2050, or 10 credit hours of foundational
chemical sciences, to consist of CHEM 1250,
CHEM 1270, and CHEM 1280;
- 9
credit hours of foundational environmental
health courses, to consist of ENVH 2100,
ENVH 3010, and ENVH 3060;
- 3
credit hours of an advanced environmental
health course, consisting of ENVH 4070 or
ENVH 4490.
Other
programs
A
B.A. in Environmental Policy and Analysis is
offered that emphasizes interdisciplinary study
of the environment from the perspective of the
social sciences and humanities.
A
B.S. in Environmental Science is offered that
emphasizes interdisciplinary study of the environment
through the natural sciences.
A minor in Sustainability is offered that emphasizes the interaction among environmental quality, economic prosperity and social equity.
Students
should contact the Department of the Environment
and Sustainability, 419-372-8207, for help in
selecting the program that most closely meets
their career objectives.
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