The need for Environmental Health scientists is increasing due to the limited availability of college training programs for this field and evolving environmental health concerns of a modern society. The Environmental Health Science major at UGA is nationally accredited and the only undergraduate environmental health program in the state of Georgia. The curriculum incorporates multiple fields of study such as biology, chemistry, physics, math, and microbiology. Applied environmental health science courses in such areas as air, water, and noise pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, environmental toxicology, industrial hygiene, food microbiology, epidemiology, and public health law are available. Students have considerable freedom in choosing courses of interest to develop a specialty area in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Protection, or Public Health.