Environmental Health Sciences, PhD at Tulane University

The PhD degree in the Environmental Health Sciences Department is an advanced research degree that prepares students to employ laboratory and modeling approaches to address adverse environmental health impacts on community health and health security. Students use basic applied and computational research methodologies to examine consequences of chemical and non-chemical stressors from chronic and acute exposures including those of natural and man-made events.

Faculty: Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New Orleans, LA, United States

What you will study

Students must complete 48 credit hours of coursework and doctoral studies beyond the baccalaureate, with a minimum of 30 didactic hours at Tulane in the doctoral program. Up to 18 Credits can be transferred from a prior graduate degree. The PhD must be completed within seven years of matriculation into the doctoral program.

Career pathways

The PhD degree in the Environmental Health Sciences Department is an advanced research degree that prepares students to employ laboratory and modeling approaches to address adverse environmental health impacts on community health and health security. Graduates of the PhD program in Environmental Health Sciences advance to careers at academic institutions, governmental agencies, industry and nonpro

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