The Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) offers a Ph.D. in Public Health with a Concentration in Environmental Sciences. Students can choose from two different tracks: 1) Brain, Behavior, Environment and 2) Environmental Toxicology.
The Doctoral program in Brain, Behavior, Environment (BBE) track emphasizes emerging themes in neuroscience, pharmacology, neurotoxicology, imaging, psychology and psychiatry, alongside environmental exposures to prepare students for academic, medical, industrial, research, and government careers.
The program provides students with the interdisciplinary perspective of integrating environmental influences into understanding and combating complex neurobiological disorders. This focus is officially recognized by FIU as an Emerging Preeminent program that has renowned research faculty involved in global cutting edge research.
Stempel College Rankings
- Top 50School of Public Health among public universities (U.S. News & World Report)
- No. 12public school of public health in the country with NIH funding. (Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research)
The field of environmental health sciences is growing, quickly. Apply to FIU to be part of the change.
Curriculum
The BBE Ph.D. concentration requires ~75 credit hours (including a minimum of 15 hours for dissertation research) spread across three primary components of the curriculum.
The first is a core curriculum shared across all Public Health majors (12 credit hours).
PHC 6601 | Emerging Issues in Public Health | 3 |
PHC 6091 | Biostatistics 2 | 3 |
PHC 7981 | Research Concepts and Proposal Development | 3 |
PHC 7705 | Methods in Evidence Based Public Health | 3 |
The second is specific to Environmental Health Science Ph.D. students (9 credits).
PHC 6328 | Molecular & Cellular Toxicology | 4 |
PHC 6329 | Biomarkers | 3 |
PHC 7732C | Research Ethics & Scientific Integrity | 1 |
PHC 6921 | Environmental Health Sciences Seminar | 1 |
The third component is specific to the BBE concentration (12 credit hours).
PHC 7381C | Neuroscience | 4 |
PHC 7731C | Advanced Neurotoxicology Research Methods | 2 |
PHC 7384 | Advanced Neurotoxicology | 4 |
PHC 7385C | Emerging Issues in Neurotoxicology | 2 |
Have a question about the program? Contact us today.
Fiorella Suyon
Public Health Admissions Coordinator
305-348-1674
fsuyon@fiu.edu
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