Graduate Committee
Dr. JoEllyn McMillan (Chair & Graduate Program Director), Dr. Kristina Kintziger, Dr. Terry Stentz (UNL), Dr. Aaron Yoder, and Dr. Eric Carnes
The PhD program in Environmental Health, Occupational Health and Toxicology provides students with the knowledge base, field and laboratory skills, and problem-solving abilities to become independent, innovative professionals using state-of-the-art approaches to address scientific problems in the fields of environmental health, ecological health, occupational health and safety, and toxicology. The PhD program offers two educational tracks to meet the research interests of our students:
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Toxicology
PhD students in Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology must choose to pursue either the Environmental & Occupational Health Track or the Toxicology Track. The coursework requirements for each track are detailed below:
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
GRAD 800 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING * | 0 |
BIOS 808 | BIOSTATISTICS II * | 3 |
ENV 970 | SEMINAR | 1 |
ENV 908 | THERMAL STRESS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT * | 3 |
ENV 909 | OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE AND HEARING LOSS * | 3 |
ENV 903 | INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 905 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH * | 3 |
ENV 904 | ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL POLICY * | 3 |
EPI 845 | EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS 1 * | 3 |
ENV 811 | AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY * | 3 |
ENV 996 | DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH | 1-9 |
ENV 999 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION | 1-9 |
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Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
GRAD 800 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING | 0 |
BIOS 806 | BIOSTATISTICS * | 3 |
BIOS 808 | BIOSTATISTICS II * | 3 |
ENV 811 | AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY * | 3 |
ENV 904 | ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL POLICY * | 3 |
ENV 912 | RISK ASSESSMENT AND TOXICOLOGY * | 3 |
EPI 845 | EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS 1 * | 3 |
ENV 908 | THERMAL STRESS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT * | 3 |
ENV 970 | SEMINAR | 1 |
ENV 999 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION | 1-9 |
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ENV 909 | OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE AND HEARING LOSS * | 3 |
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
BIOS 808 | BIOSTATISTICS II * | 3 |
ENV 970 | SEMINAR | 1 |
ENV 914 | CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS * | 3 |
ENV 950 | ADVANCED TOXICOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 904 | ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL POLICY * | 3 |
ENV 912 | RISK ASSESSMENT AND TOXICOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 913 | ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOLOGY * | 3 |
IPBS 801 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMOLECULES * | 3 |
ENV 811 | AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY * | 3 |
ENV 996 | DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH | 1-9 |
ENV 999 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION | 1-9 |
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GRAD 800 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING | 0 |
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
BIOS 806 | BIOSTATISTICS * | 3 |
BIOS 808 | BIOSTATISTICS II * | 3 |
ENV 811 | AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY * | 3 |
ENV 904 | ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL POLICY * | 3 |
ENV 912 | RISK ASSESSMENT AND TOXICOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 913 | ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 914 | CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS * | 3 |
ENV 950 | ADVANCED TOXICOLOGY * | 3 |
ENV 970 | SEMINAR | 1 |
ENV 999 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (10-16 credits) | 1-9 |
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GRAD 800 | RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH TRAINING | 0 |
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
HPRO 830 | FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
BIOS 806 | BIOSTATISTICS | 3 |
EPI 820 | EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
ENV 892 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY | 3 |
ENV 814 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE | 3 |
ENV 816 | ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | 3 |
ENV 800 | ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 3 |
ENV 888 | PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY | 3 |