MS Environmental Health Sciences at University of California, Berkeley

Entry requirements

Candidates with undergraduate coursework in calculus, chemistry, and biology are preferred. Common undergraduate majors for admitted applicants: engineering, environmental science, biology, chemistry, other biological, natural, or physical sciences fields, population sciences, and biomedical fields. Common work experience for admitted applicants: Work experience is not required for admission, but successful applicants in past years have worked as lab technicians, student researchers, research scientists, environmental consultants, post-graduate fellows, toxicologists, occupational hygienists, or engineers, as well as for the Peace Corps. A writing sample is also required. There is no length requirement for the writing sample, but a sample approximately 10 pages in length is typical. The writing sample may be a final paper from a class, a popular media article, a report, a blog entry, an undergraduate thesis, etc. The purpose of the writing sample is to demonstrate your preparation for graduate-level coursework and research at Berkeley by sharing an example of your prior work that