The mission of the Environmental Health Science (EHS) Program at Western Kentucky University is to educate students in preparation for an exciting career in the environmental health science field, at the baccalaureate level. The EHS Program is committed to providing south central Kentucky, the state, and the nation with entry-level environmental professionals. The program is built upon a sound foundation of providing students with a background in assessing environmental resources, including water, air, and land resources, in relation to environmental and human health. In particular, the program focuses on teaching students to apply basic scientific principles to the solution of environmental health science and protection challenges. Students also learn to apply technological tools, such as computer technology.
Environmental health science and protection is the art and science of protecting against environmental factors that adversely impact human health or the ecologic balances to long-term human and ecosystem health. Professionals in the environmental health science field study both natural and human-made environments. Exciting careers are available working with government agencies, municipalities, utilities, environmental consulting firms, industry, non-profit organizations, and local governments. With ever expanding opportunities, environmental health science graduates will be globally marketable.
The major in environmental health science (reference number 548) requires a minimum of 83 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree. No minor or second major is required. Including general education and major requirements (83 semester hours), a total of 128 semester hours are required for graduation.
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
270-745-0111
http://www.wku.edu
Dr. Ritchie Taylor,
Program Coordinator
Dept. of Public Health
270-745-8894
ritchie.taylor@wku.edu
BS, Environmental Health and Safety
