PhD in Toxicology and Risk Assessment

Program Objectives
At the completion of the program, the student will be able to:

• Apply basic biochemistry and molecular biology to elucidate mechanisms underlying toxic actions in humans exposed to hazardous substances;
• Apply principles of toxicology to the quantitative assessment of human health risk;
• Apply risk communication skills to inform communities of potential health risks from exposure to hazardous substances;
• Advise government agencies and public interest groups of risks associated with exposure to contaminated food, water, air and soil;
• Develop chemical-specific standards and/or guidelines for environmental health and safety; and
• Evaluate research findings and environmental exposure data to predict human health risks.

Program Requirements

School Core

18 credits

Specialty track requirements
ENHS 660 Principles of Toxicology (3)
ENHS 661 Toxicology of Environmental Agents (3)
ENHS 668 Risk Communication (3)
ENHS 762 Risk Assessment (3)
ENHS 766 Health Risk Assessment Data Analysis (3)
ENHS xxx Environmental Sampling, Monitoring, and Data Analysis (3)

18 credits

Specialty Track Electives
ENHS 639 Radiological Health (3)
ENHS 647 Management of Natural Resources (3)
ENHS 650 Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management (3)
ENHS 655 Environmental Health Management (3)
ENHS 664 Chemical Fate and Transport Modeling (3)
ENHS 671 Terrorism: A Public Health Challenge (3)
ENHS 672 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3)
ENHS 676 Environmental Ethics (3)
ENHS 700 Seminar (1)
ENHS 750 Air Sampling and Analysis (3)
ENHS 764 Fate and Transport of Toxic Substances in the Environment (3)
ENHS 781 Molecular Basis of Cancer (3)
ENHS 785 Research Methods in Toxicology (3)
ENHS 786 Genetic and Molecular Toxicology (3)
ENHS 799 Special Studies/directed research  (12)
Capstone (2)
ENHS xxx Environmental Health Law and Regulations (3)
GPHR 723 Principles of Pharmacology (Medical School; 4)
BIOS 706 Regression Analysis (3)
BIOS 725 Principles of Sampling (3)
BIOS 750 Monte Carlo and Bootstrapping Methods (3)

24 credits


Total 60 credits