PhD Occupational and Environmental Health at University of Utah

Programme overview

This degree program has detailed programmatic educational objectives for each emphasis (industrial hygiene, industrial hygiene hazardous substance training, ergonomics, safety science, occupational injury prevention, and general health).

Faculty: S. F. E. School of Medicine | Duration: 40 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 40 credit hours. All PhD in OEH emphases will be a minimum 40 credit hours for those with an appropriate prior master's degree and 64 for those without a prior master's degree.

Career pathways

Career paths include Professor, faculty, research scientist, senior epidemiologist, policy advisor, toxicologist, environmental health and safety director, senior industrial hygienist, risk manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed University of Utah graduate school application and transcripts submitted directly to the admissions office; note: be sure to apply to the correct program; the computer designation for the OEH-PhD degree is “Occupational & Environmental Health”; GRE scores, quantitative, verbal, and written, from within the past five years (except for those with a prior US doctoral degree); TOEFL scores for international students; Three letters of reference; Goal statement not to exceed 500 words; and Personal interview after the application is approved by the graduate school and RMCOEH admissions committee. In order to accommodate applicants who come from a significant distance, personal interviews can be arranged at a mutually convenient time. For additional information see medicine.utah.edu/rmcoeh/education-degrees/phd-occupational-environmental-health

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their academic department or programme; entry terms are set by each programme.

Graduate deadlines are set by each academic programme. The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utah.edu/admissions/

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