Environmental Health Science (EHS)

Are you looking for a fulfilling career in environmental science? Do you want to play an active role in protecting people and the environment? Want to make a positive difference in the workplace and the community and to improve the quality of life?

If the possibility of making such and impact excites you, perhaps you should consider a career in Environmental Health Science.

Environmental Health Science (EHS) is the study of health hazards in our work and community environments. The field is continually evolving and current challenges include assessment of air quality in factories, offices and homes, as well as outdoor (ambient) air quality evaluations, mold contamination in buildings and assessment of hazardous waste sites.

EHS was formerly the Industrial Hygiene Program. The name was modified to reflect the expanding diversity of work industrial hygienists perform. Industrial hygienists work closely with engineers, occupational health physicians, nurses, safety specialists,and communities identify the chemical and physical agents responsible for disease in the work or community environment.

The Clarkson program is unique because it is interdepartmental, with participating course requirements from Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, and Business. Students can tailor their studies to emphasize special interests in these areas. Those who want to do research can work with faculty who are nationally recognized scientists in related fields.

The program is both theoretical and applied, scientific, and technological. Courses in chemistry, physiology, toxicology, physics, and engineering provide a theoretical background. Courses in communication skills, workplace assessment, and chemistry laboratories, coupled with one or more summer or semester internships, provide applied skills.

The mission of Clarkson University's Environmental Health Science Program is to promote the prevention of illness and injury due to the occupational and environmental hazards through education, training, and research.

The goal of the Environmental Health Science Program is to ensure that Clarkson University is achieving and maintaining high standards of education and providing the students with a solid foundation in science.