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Toxicology examines harmful environmental and medical exposures, uncovers how these exposures lead to disease or dysfunction, develops preventive measures, performs safety evaluations, and determines safe exposure limits to safeguard public health. The primary objective of toxicology is to guarantee the safety of consumer products and chemicals for both humans and ecosystems.
Our program equips graduates for leading roles in public health, offering career opportunities in research, government sectors, pharmaceutical companies, product safety analysis, public health services, policy development, and regulatory compliance. Alumni have secured roles as scientists and regulators in federal agencies, faculty and investigators at universities, safety experts and scientific advisors in corporations, specialists in chemical and environmental hazard evaluation, among other significant and engaging professions.
The department provides both Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Toxicology. Students pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) can also specialize in Toxicology according to their academic and professional interests.
Applicants to the Toxicology MS must have a minimum of one undergraduate course in each of the following: (1) general biology, (2) general chemistry, (3) organic chemistry, (4) general physics and (5) calculus)
The minimum acceptable TOEFL score required for admission is 560 paper-based, 220 computer-based (CBT) or 100 Internet-based (iBT).