Overview

Faculty in this program at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee have diverse expertise in the environmental health sciences spanning a broad range of research domains including developmental toxicology, environmental toxicology and chemistry, microbial influences on water contamination, and environmental epidemiology.

Features

The Environmental Health Sciences program through its faculty, offers students an unparalleled opportunity for cross-disciplinary training in pursuit of original and cutting-edge dissertation research.

The research may involve wet lab work, animal model systems, field work, or use of human and environmental datasets. Additional laboratories and equipment are available across campus to help facilitate innovative research endeavors relevant to environmental health science.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Seminar in Public Health Research
Social and Environmental Justice in Public Health
Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in the United States
Principles of Public Policy and Administration
Environmental Risk Assessment
Developmental Toxicology
Writing a Federal Grant in the Public Health Sciences
Advanced Survey of Environmental Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

65 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Environmental Economics & Policy Health Sciences Environmental Sciences View 188 other PhDs in Health Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A baccalaureate degree in a science discipline, or coursework commensurate with a science discipline (e.g. laboratory and basic science courses) and one statistics course.
Submission of scores on the General Test portion of the Graduate Record Examination; test taken within last five years.
Submission of at least three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant’s scholarship, research achievements and potential.

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Tuition Fee

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International

24532 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12266 USD per semester during 60 months.
National

24532 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12266 USD per semester during 60 months.
In-State

11100 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5550 USD per semester during 60 months.

Living costs for Milwaukee

1066 - 1767 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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