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Minor in Environmental Health Science

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A minor in Environmental Health Science (EHS) will broaden your understanding of human exposure to chemical, biological, and physical agents. The following are the requirements for a minor in EHS. This minor will be available to all undergraduate students (except EHS majors). The minor will enable students to satisfy the accreditation requirements of their particular major while focusing electives on pertinent courses in environmental health science/industrial hygiene. Electives used to satisfy requirements of the minor include science and engineering courses that address the core concepts of Industrial Hygiene as defined by the America Board of Industrial Hygiene. Students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in their major with a minor in EHS.

A. Required Courses

EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
EV313 Biogeochemical Systems Science

B. Any two or three of these courses:

EHS330 Safety Analysis
EHS405 Monitoring & Analysis
EHS406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
EHS416 Principles of Occupational Health
EHS481 Advanced Topics in Environmental Health
ES432 Risk Analysis

C. Any one or two additional courses:

BY320 Microbiology
BY350 Anatomy
BY360 Physiology
BY471  Anatomy and Physiology
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE480 Environmental Quality Engineering
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
CE486 Industral Ecology
CM371 Physical Chemistry
EV435 Ground Water



In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that STAT 282 or STAT 383 or BY 318 be taken as a mathematics elective course for this minor.  A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required in the courses taken for the minor. 

To decleare this minor please fill out this form and and it in to SAS.

*Students may substitute in different courses from the list above with permission from the director.