Environmental Health Sciences Program
Associate Professor Carl R. Stapleton, Director
Environmental health sciences professionals occupy a critical role in preventing
injuries, illnesses, and deaths attributed to environmental factors. This program
provides interdisciplinary skills necessary to assess physical, biological, and
chemical characteristics in our environment and their relationship to human health.
UALR offers a program of study leading to a bachelor of science degree in
environmental health sciences. A core curriculum includes courses in environmental
epidemiology, introduction to environmental health sciences, environmental health
sciences seminar, environmental regulations, environmental planning, biological
sciences, chemistry, physics, statistics, and an introduction to computer programming.
Four areas of concentrated study are offered in the program:
environmental/public health sciences, environmental quality management,
occupational safety and health, and environmental planning. Internships and
cooperative education experiences in environmental health sciences are available
and strongly recommended for all majors. Both public and private organizations
provide these opportunities. A minor in environmental health sciences is also
available.
Admission Requirements
To major in environmental health sciences a student must have completed a minimum
of 15 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better and
must have completed Environmental Health Sciences 2320 Introduction to Environmental
Health Sciences with a grade of C or better. Students who entered UALR
conditionally by contract must complete the contract before being eligible for
admission to the environmental health sciences program. Decisions regarding course
equivalency and situations in which students have tested out of courses or
transferred credit from other programs will be made by the program director.
Minor in Environmental Health Science
A minor in environmental health sciences requires 18 credit hours, including
Environmental Health Sciences 2320 Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences
and 3310 Environmental Regulations. The remaining 12 hours are to be selected
from the following courses: Environmental Health Sciences 4410 Environmental
Planning, 3430 Environmental Epidemiology, 3340 Introduction to Water Resources
Management, 3350 Principles of Air Pollution, 4320 Introduction to Industrial
Hygiene, and 3415 Environmental Impact Analysis.
Major in Environmental Health Sciences
The major in environmental health sciences requires 36 credit hours including
15 hours of a core curriculum and 21 hours in one of four concentration options.
It is strongly recommended that each major complete an internship (Environmental
Health Sciences 4295, 4395, 4495, 4595, or 4695).
Link to Environmental Health Sciences Courses
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