Overview

In addition to understanding the advanced concepts of environmental health sciences, graduates of this program are expected to develop skills that will enable them to identify and define questions of environmental health importance, design research studies to address these questions, and to complete a program of research that demonstrates abilities as an independent investigator.

Environmental Health Sciences graduates at The University of Alabama at Birmingham may assume upper-level positions in the public or private sector in research, management, teaching, or consulting.

Objectives

Our goal is to enable students to:

Describe the major environmental and occupational hazards and risk factors including those related to climate change and natural and man‐made disasters.
Communicate, verbally and in written form, to the scientific community, stakeholders, and the public, scientific information on environmental and/or occupational health.
Conduct a comprehensive review of literature and identify gaps in environmental and occupational health.
Devise an environmental or occupational health dissertation research proposal with a detailed plan for developing the method and analysis.
Present and defend research in a public forum.

Programme Structure

Students may conduct research and take courses in areas including:

Air and Water Pollution
Industrial Hygiene
Epidemiology
Exposure Assessment
Risk Assessment
Changing Urban Microclimate
Urban Health
Disaster Preparedness and Response
Environmental Justice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Health Sciences Environmental Sciences View 187 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Particular emphasis is placed upon students' interest and their commitment to research. The PhD requires an original and carefully thought-out research dissertation. Students with previous experience and therefore specific ideas for research are particularly encouraged to apply.
The general departmental admission requirements apply to applicants; however, a previous master's degree is preferred.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

13721 USD / year

≈ 13721 USD / year
Out-of-State

12826 USD / year

≈ 12826 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5256 USD / year

≈ 5256 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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