Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This graduate education and training program are to provide students with: 1) basic knowledge in ecological, environmental, agricultural and occupational health, as well as toxicology; 2) broad understanding of relevant problems in the various areas of ecological health (effects of contaminants and practices on air, water, soil and ecosystems), environmental health (effects of environmental contaminants and practices on human health), occupational health and safety or toxicology, with particular emphasis on agriculture; and 3) the ability to apply this information to important scientific questions and solve problems in these areas. Graduates of this program will be well equipped to pursue careers in public health, environmental health, occupational health, toxicology and related fields. Public awareness of environmental hazards has grown tremendously over the past four decades. Toxicologists and other environmental and population scientists play an essential role in ensuring that we are not endangering our health or the environment with the products and by-products of modern and comfortable living.

Modul program

The course modules include: Environmental HPRO 830 Foundations of Public Health 3 credit hours/UNMC; ENV 888 Principles of Toxicology 3 credit hours/UNMC; ENV 970 Seminar 1 credit hour/UNMC; Epidemiology EPI 820 Epidemiology Theory and Practice 3 credit hours/UNMC; Biochemistry BRTP 821 Macromolecular Structure & Function 3 credit hours/UNMC; BIOC 831 Biomolecules & Metabolism 4 credit hours/UNL; CHEM 8656 Biochemistry I3 credit hours/UNO; Biostatistics BIOS 806 or BIOS 816 Biostatistics I 3 credit hours/UNMC; STAT 801 Statistical Methods in Research 4 credit hours/UNL; Research ENV 899 Master’s Thesis 8-12 credit hours/UNMC Electives Graduate level 800/900 courses.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students should possess a Bachelor's degree with 3.0 or higher grade point average for the last 60 undergraduate or the last 18 graduate credit hours completed. Students wishing to be considered for the Biostatistics/Epidemiology concentration must also submit GRE scores (taken in last five years) and must have received the equivalent of a B or above (3.00 or higher on the University of Nebraska grade scale). Students whose primary language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from a college or university from a non-English speaking country must present official scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A score of at least 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, 213 on the computer-based and 80 on the internet TOEFL is required.

Kualifikasi

Magister (S2)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

University Of Nebraska Medical Center

Nama jurusan

College of Public Health, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health