Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
MHS in Environmental Health
Baltimore, USA
Master degree
DURATION
9 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Want to learn how the environment impacts our health? Consider a Master of Health Science in Environmental Health! Part of the #1 school of public health, this graduate degree program prepares students for careers in medicine, research, advocacy, policy, and practice.
- One of the School’s shortest degrees, the full-time MHS is a nine-month, coursework-based degree for individuals who want a comprehensive understanding of the association between our environment and health. A flexible part-time format is also available.
- Learn how environmental hazards (not only in the air, water, and food but also in the neighborhood and social hazards) affect human health at the individual, population, and systems levels.
- Develop your own path or choose an area of interest ranging from the basic to population to systems science.
- Food Systems, Water and Environmental Sustainability
- Health Security
- Population Environmental Health
- Pre-med
- Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment
- Food Systems, Water and Environmental Sustainability
- Health Security
- Population Environmental Health
- Pre-med
- Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment
- Join a network of almost 1,000 alumni.
The program requires successful completion of a minimum of 64 credits. In addition, each student must write an essay based on an in-depth literature investigation of an environmental health issue of current concern. The essay is intended to serve as an integrating experience for the students and must focus on an environmental health problem that is pertinent to the educational goals of the student and approved by the adviser. A synopsis of this work is presented at a year-end symposium of students, program faculty, and guests. No written or oral comprehensive examination is required for this degree.
Students must maintain minimum academic standards to remain in the MHS program.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates Have Competence in the Following:
- toxicology
- statistical evaluation of data
- epidemiological studies in environmental health
- risk sciences and public policy
- research ethics
- public health perspectives in research
































