The Environmental Health Science major is a rigorous, science based, applied curriculum that prepares students for careers in environmental fields. The degree can also be used as a step to an advanced degree in many fields including environmental health, industrial hygiene, toxicology, public health, epidemiology, ecology and environmental engineering, and will satisfy entrance requirements for professional degree programs such as medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry and pharmacy.
Students who successfully complete the program of study receive the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health (B.S.E.H.) degree. The degree program is nationally accredited and is the only undergraduate Environmental Health Science degree in Georgia.
Individuals who complete a degree in environmental health science have career opportunities rich with professional and personal rewards. Environmental health scientists are employed in the private and public sectors as analysts, managers, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, auditors, risk assessors, teachers, researchers, and other professions.
University of Georgia
Dept. of Environmental Health Science
Rm 204
Athens, GA 30602-2102
http://www.uga.edu/ehs
Dr. Phillip L. Williams, CIH, Professor, Dept. of Environmental Health Science
(706) 542-0606
pwilliam@uga.edu
