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The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health's PhD program is designed to develop specialists in specific areas of environmental and occupational health (environmental health, toxicology and risk assessment, industrial hygiene, occupational health). Graduates of the doctoral program will be qualified to conduct fundamental and applied research in identification, evaluation and prevention of environmental and occupational health problems. The Department offers a distinguished teaching and research program which provides a sound basis for doctoral study. Please review individual faculty web pages for an overview of faculty research interests.
Student Background
Students seeking entrance into the Doctoral Program in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health must have a clear career focus. They should have educational training of sufficient breadth, a record of excellent achievement, and an indication of potential (typically GPA of 3.0 and GRE 1100). Ideally the student should present a background of sufficient depth that he or she can function as a mature and self-directed professional in the area of public health. In addition to USF Graduate Studies and College Doctoral Admission Requirements, Departmental Requirements are described below:
Education: Student should have a master's degree or higher, in public health or a related discipline, such as: health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences or engineering. Prior research experience is desirable. Students with a bachelor's degree with excellent academic background and research experience may be considered. Students who do not have a prior degree in Public Health must take Epidemiology, Biostatistics and one other core as prerequisites to their doctoral coursework.
Faculty Sponsorship and Financial Resources: The match between student and faculty is considered to be as important as the background of the student. There must be a faculty member willing to take the responsibility to provide guidance and supervision for the student before a student can be admitted. In addition, there must be financial resources available to support the student's doctoral research. Because of this, not all students who meet the basic criteria for admission may be admitted.
Program of Study
The courses in your program of study can be found below, for your reference. Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter. Please see the guidelines below.
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