The environmental health sciences minor is intended for students who have a strong interest or curricular focus in a natural science major. The minor provides students with foundational concepts in environmental health as it relates to the broad field of public health. This includes students in a variety of majors, including, but not limited, to biology, chemistry, geology, geography, physics, botany and zoology.
Students who complete the required coursework and have 30 credit hours of coursework in specific public health areas, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, math or statistics can pursue a environmental health specialist in training (EHST) career path in State of Ohio agencies to become a environmental health specialist (EHS) and are well equipped to enter the workforce in a variety of career paths.
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline. Students who were previously enrolled at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in a BSPH program may be eligible to return to complete the minor.
The minor has several learning outcomes.
- Students will be able to address the basic concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, use, and analysis and why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice.
- Students will be able to address the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.
- Students will be able to address the basic concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, use, and analysis and why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice​.