MS Toxicology at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Programme overview

The MS in Toxicology is offered by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Toxicology identifies environmental and therapeutic exposures of concern, reveals mechanisms by which toxicants cause dysfunction or disease, supports safety assessments and estimates acceptable exposure levels.

Faculty: School of Public Health | Department: Environmental Health Sciences | Intake: Fall; priority deadline December 1 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete didactic coursework plus original research culminating in a master's thesis, including 6 credit hours of research supervised by an EHS faculty member.

Career pathways

Research, government, pharmaceutical industry, product safety evaluation, public service, health policy and regulatory affairs; graduates have worked as federal scientists and regulators, academics, industry safety study directors, scientific consultants and risk assessors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Environmental Health Sciences department MS programmes (Environmental Health Sciences MS and Toxicology MS): applicants submit through the Rackham Graduate School; priority deadline December 1 (rolling afterwards, funding priority for those by December 1). Prerequisite courses: General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Physics and Calculus (some deficiencies can be made up after admission and do not count toward the degree). Application requires an academic statement of purpose (1-3 pages), personal statement, quantitative statement (500 words), three letters of recommendation (at least two recommended from faculty), CV/resume and transcripts. TOEFL/IELTS is required unless waived (degree from US/Canada/UK or English-medium instruction); WES is not accepted.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall; priority deadline December 1

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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