Strategic alliances and collaborations within and outside of the Arnold School of Public Health allow our environmental health sciences graduate students and faculty to conduct basic and applied research to improve public health at both the local and global level. Graduate degree options include the master of public health, which provides a broad background in public health and professional practice within the environmental health sciences; the master of science, a research-based degree with a required thesis; the highly specialized academic research-based Ph.D.; as well as a dual doctoral degree option in epidemiology and environmental health sciences.

Expand allM Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences
The Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences is a professional degree oriented toward development of a broad background in public health and professional practice within the environmental health sciences. This degree requires a minimum of 42 hours and successful completion of a practicum experience.

Graduate Director: Dwayne Porter, 803-777-4615, porter@sc.edu

Application information for this degree is available through The Graduate School.

M Master of Science in Environmental Health Sciences
The Master of Science in Environmental Health Sciences is an academic research degree that prepares students for detailed scientific study and includes a flexible scientific curriculum addressing technical issues, data collection and translation of environmental health research. The degree requires a minimum of 36 hours and requires successful completion of a research-based thesis.