Environmental Health (BS)
University of Rochester
Description
The BS in Environmental Health is designed for students with an interest in the environment as well as public health. Students who complete this program will understand how anthropogenic and environmental factors contribute to human exposure to environmental toxins and pathogens, integrate multiple disciplines to enhance understanding of environmental health exposures and their consequences, and will be prepared to support appropriate analysis and problem solving to appreciate the social, economic, and cultural contributors to the creation and resolution of environmental health problems
Learning Outcomes
- Understand how anthropogenic and environmental factors contribute to human exposure to environmental toxins and pathogens
- Integrate multiple disciplines to enhance understanding of environmental health exposures and their consequences, and to support appropriate analysis and problem solving
- Appreciate the social, economic, and cultural contributors to the creation and resolution of environmental health problems