项目介绍

2022年10月10日

The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Environmental Health Sciences is a professional degree indicating qualification for leadership careers in advanced public health practice and administration related specifically to environmental risks to human health.

To be considered for admission to the DrPH program in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, applicants must have a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited school of public health and satisfy additional admissions requirements specific to the Mailman School of Public Health.

As part of the application process, each applicant is asked to describe an area or areas of interest in environmental health in a 500-word personal statement. As this important aspect of the application enables the admissions committee to evaluate whether the applicant’s interests match those of the faculty, applicants are encouraged to review the research interests of faculty prior to applying.

View competencies, course requirements, sample schedules, and more in our Academics section. 

The PhD degree in Environmental Health Sciences is designed to train professionals for advanced basic research, teaching, and leadership positions in environmental health sciences. A small student-to-faculty ratio and dedicated, world-class faculty provide ample opportunity for PhD candidates to work on multidisciplinary collaborative research projects.

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences is also home to three research centers: the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, the NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, and the Superfund Research Program. Doctoral students work closely with faculty on laboratory-based and applied investigations to better understand the molecular and pathological mechanisms by which environmental chemicals and physical agents affect human health.

The faculty’s collaborative research spans the Columbia campus and extends beyond the university. Projects abroad, such as those in Bangladesh, China, and Kenya, provide many opportunities for students to be involved in international research, ranging from molecular epidemiology to genetics to neurotoxicology.

Full funding is available for all PhD candidates. As teaching is considered an important aspect doctoral student training, all PhD candidates serve as Teaching Fellows and collaborate annually with a faculty member on a course taught to Master’s of Public Health students. Candidates obtain research experience by fulfilling up to three rotations with members of the training faculty.

Applicants can select a focus in one of four areas: 1) Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 2) Environmental Epigenetics and Molecular Mechanisms, 3) Environmental Prevention and Mitigation, or 4) Climate and Health.