Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences Environmental Public Health Concentration
Our environmental public health bachelor’s degree program helps you prepare for a career in the branch of public health that studies how biological, chemical, and physical factors in natural and built environments affect human health. Your training will help you prevent injury and disease by managing environmental hazards and promoting healthier air, water, soil, homes, workplaces, and communities. Practice identifying, assessing, and mitigating hazards in a variety of environmental sites and industries using virtual reality technology.
Are you curious about how wildfire smoke impacts your health? Do you want to help communities avoid exposure to harmful pollutants? Are you interested in disease prevention and solving medical mysteries?
Learn how to address modern public health concerns like:
- Flint, Michigan water crisis;
- East Palestine, Ohio train derailment;
- Exposure to “forever chemicals” (PFAs) in food, water, soil, and personal care products
Contact us to learn more about our environmental public health bachelor’s degree program.
The environmental public health bachelor’s degree program is part of the biomedical sciences major, which is a competitive major. Competitive majors have additional admission requirements, such as a higher GPA or additional coursework.
Admissions appeals for transfer students
The environmental public health concentration in the biomedical sciences major accepts admissions appeals from internal and external transfer students who do not meet direct entry requirements into the major.
Learn more about the admissions appeal process for transfer students.
Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
The Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences is home to one of the largest environmental health programs in the nation, and the only one that incorporates radiological health into its core curriculum. Students and researchers in environmental health investigate how natural and built environments affect human and animal health and seek solutions to minimize negative health consequences of environmental and workplace exposures. Radiological health has a long tradition at CSU focused on the biological effects of radiation, including laboratory studies of the damaging effects of radiation, and clinical uses of radiation in diagnostic imaging and cancer therapy.
Program Highlights
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The only environmental health program in Colorado accredited - since 1973 - by the National Environmental Health, Science and Protection Accreditation Council
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Small, highly regarded program with a strong alumni network
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Senior internship and virtual and field-based activities
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High employment demand for graduates in both private and public sectors
Research Opportunities
The environmental public health bachelor's degree program has a required internship, which means you'll receive hands-on training and an opportunity to apply your skills in a real-world setting.
Get hands-on experience in epidemiology, toxicology, air quality, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, and radiation cancer biology.
Training grants
Students may be eligible to earn grant funding and hands-on research experience in their sophomore year by participating in the Maximizing Access to Research Careers Program, a research training opportunity funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Career Opportunities
Many of our environmental public health bachelor's degree program students pursue further education in graduate programs and professional degree programs. Your training will help you prevent injury and disease by managing environmental hazards and promoting healthier air, water, soil, homes, workplaces, and communities.
- Air Quality
- Compliance Management
- Ergonomics
- Epidemiology
- Water Quality
- Food Inspection
- Public Health
- Occupational Safety
- Solid/Hazardous Waste Management
- Risk Assessment
- Industrial Hygiene
- Emergency Preparedness
Student Organizations
Contact Us
Have questions about the environmental public health bachelor's degree program? Fill out the contact form to get in touch with our program staff.
For additional questions, contact undergraduate advisor and internship coordinator Erin Reichert.
Tuition and Financial Aid
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins blends education and industry, hard work and outdoor recreation, tradition and progress. If you’re looking for a college experience with the perfect fusion of culture, opportunity and adventure, Fort Collins is where you’ll find it.
Located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins provides extensive access to hundreds of miles of trails for biking and hiking, world-class fishing and rock climbing, and camping, all in an area with over 300 days of sun per year.