Irvine,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Toxicology in Irvine United States | University of California Irvine
University of California Irvine
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Irvine United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
26,802
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The Environmental Health Sciences program evolved from UC Irvine's Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, which has been educating PhD and MS candidates along with postdoctoral researchers for over three decades. This program equips students with essential expertise for teaching and conducting both fundamental and practical research in diverse areas including pulmonary toxicology, neurotoxicology, reproductive toxicology, exposure modeling, risk analysis, and molecular carcinogenesis.
Environmental Toxicology focuses on investigating how harmful chemicals enter, spread, transform, and affect biological systems. The graduate curriculum defines it as analyzing the impacts and mechanisms of dangerous substances found in air, water, soil, and food across various environments.
Exposure Sciences explores how humans encounter environmental pollutants through different mediums and pathways like breathing, eating, and skin contact. Environmental Epidemiology assesses how environmental contaminants influence health. The UC Irvine EHS program collaborates with the NIH-supported GPS-BIOMED initiative, which prepares biomedical science graduates and postdocs for diverse research careers.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
In addition to meeting the general admission requirements set by the Graduate Division, applicants must be admitted by an Admissions Committee composed of faculty members of the graduate program. Candidates will be selected on the basis of a balanced evaluation of the following criteria, with no one factor having more influence (1) prior scholastic performance, including a consideration of grades, course load, nature of courses taken, and college attended, (2) recommendations by professors and others, (3) scores for the general Graduate Record Examination test (GRE), (4) an interview by members of the Admissions Committee and other faculty members, when feasible, and (5) experience in undergraduate and/or post-baccalaureate research.
Undergraduate preparation of applicants should include one year of biology (one quarter of molecular biology or biochemistry is strongly recommended) one year of mathematics (calculus and/or statistics), and one year of chemistry. Outstanding applicants who lack one or two of these prerequisites may be given an opportunity to take the required course(s) either before admission or during the first year in the graduate program, in such circumstances, none of these required undergraduate courses may be used to satisfy the program elective or core course requirements. Upper-division or graduate science courses may be considered as substitutes for the above prerequisites by the Admissions Committee.
TOEFL iBT minimum score of 80
IELTS - An overall minimum score of 7.0 for admission, with a score of no less than 6.0 on any individual module.
Hold a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Undergraduate preparation of applicants should include one year of biology (one quarter of molecular biology or biochemistry is strongly recommended) one year of mathematics (calculus and/or statistics), and one year of chemistry. Outstanding applicants who lack one or two of these prerequisites may be given an opportunity to take the required course(s) either before admission or during the first year in the graduate program, in such circumstances, none of these required undergraduate courses may be used to satisfy the program elective or core course requirements. Upper-division or graduate science courses may be considered as substitutes for the above prerequisites by the Admissions Committee.
TOEFL iBT minimum score of 80
IELTS - An overall minimum score of 7.0 for admission, with a score of no less than 6.0 on any individual module.
Hold a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Tuition
USD
26,802