The undergraduate major in environmental health science features an interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates the environmental and health sciences with management and public policy. You will be trained to address pressing environmental health problems and will be prepared for an impact career or for graduate study in public health or the traditional sciences.
At IUPUI you will study the scientific, financial, and political realities of environmental health through classes in air pollution, water supply and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, field sampling and laboratory analysis, toxicology, industrial hygiene, and food safety sanitation.
Due to the critical shortage of trained environmental health science personnel, the environmental health science major provides excellent opportunities for career advancement. The environmental health science major will prepare you for a variety of occupations within environmental science and public health including, but not limited to:
- Air and Water Quality Manager
- Environmental Lobbyist
- Environmental Scientist
- Field Scientist
- Food Safety Inspector
- Hazardous Waste Manager
- Natural Resource and Park Management
- Industrial Hygienist and Safety Specialist
- Private Consultant
- Soil Conservation Technician
- Water Resource Planner
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
801 W. Michigan
Indianapolis, IN 46202
www.spea.iupui.edu
Ingrid Ritchie, Ph.D.
(317) 274-3752
iritchie@iupui.edu
