环境卫生学位为学生准备了公共卫生领域的课程，研究自然和建筑环境中的生物，化学和物理因素如何影响人类健康和疾病。学生将学习如何通过管理环境危害并促进空气，水，土壤，房屋，工作场所和社区的健康来帮助预防伤害和疾病。学位课程是美国全国仅有的31个获得美国国家环境健康科学与保护认证委员会标准全面认证的课程之一，也是科罗拉多州唯一的此类课程。环境卫生学位为学生做好准备，使其可以被公共部门的环境机构，私营企业，学术机构以及医学，兽医学以及相关生物医学和健康领域的研究生学习就业。该专业的基本科学要求将满足北美认可的医学
Environmental Health is a branch of public health that studies how biological, chemical, and physical factors in natural and built environments impact human health and disease. Students will learn how to help prevent injuries and disease by managing environmental hazards and promoting healthier air, water, soil, homes, workplaces, and communities. The degree program is one of only 30 programs nationwide to be fully accredited by the standards of the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council, and the only such program in Colorado. The Environmental Health degree prepares students for immediate employment in the public and private sector as well as graduate study in toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene & occupational health, public health, and related biomedical and health fields. The basic science requirements for the major will meet admission requirements for accredited medical and veterinary medical schools in North America. Students begin their studies with foundational science courses in biology, physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, calculus, and statistics, and then use these basic sciences as tools to solve environmental health problems. Students are involved in actual and simulated field projects with data gathering and analysis, characterization of environmental health problems, evaluation of alternative solutions, and presentation of results in written and oral formats. All Environmental Health students complete a professional internship for academic credit with a private sector company, public health agency, or research entity (public or private). Read about ​Environmental Health student internships on the department website.