Environmental Health Sciences
    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 36,426 / Year
    Next IntakeMay 22, 2023
    Environmental Health Sciences

    About

    A unique curriculum has been designed to provide training to span the disciplines of translational environmental health sciences. This curriculum takes the place of the Graduate Group electives and is designed not to delay the time to attain the PhD degree. Upon completion of the didactic curriculum, trainees will have completed the requirements for the Certificate in Environmental Health Sciences. Upon completion of their thesis, trainees will receive the Certificate in Environmental Health Sciences and a PhD from their graduate group.

     The below Plan of Study includes graduate group coursework (16-18 CU depending on group).

    Plan of Study Grid
    First Year
    FallCourse Units
    PHRM 5340Experimental Genome Science1
    BIOM 6000Cell Biology1
    Required Graduate Group Courses2
     Course Units4.00
    Spring
    PHRM 5900Molecular Toxicology: Chemical and Biological Mechanisms1
    BIOM 6100Foundations in Statistics1
    Required Graduate Group Course1
    Lab Rotation1
     Course Units4.00
    Summer
    Epidemiology- or Community-based Lab Rotation2
     Course Units2.00
    Second Year
    Fall
    Required Courses, Electives or Lab Rotation2
    BMIN 5030Data Science for Biomedical Informatics1
    EPID 7110Environmental Epidemiology1
     Course Units4.00
    Spring
    Electives or Pre-Thesis Research2
    Thesis Proposal Candidacy Examination2
     Course Units4.00
    Summer
    Lab Rotation2
     Course Units2.00
     Total Course Units20.00

    Third to Fifth Year

    Thesis Research

    Rotations

    Students are required to do three rotations. One rotation can be taken in the summer before matriculation. One rotation must involve a mentored community-based experience or epidemiology/population based study. Rotations must be done in the lab of a CEET investigator.


    The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2022 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.


    Disciplines

    Perelman School of Medicine

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Our admission decisions are made prior to the announcement of results for many national examinations (such as the A Levels or French Baccalaureate), but applicants are expected to be enrolled in programs that prepare them for these examinations. If you are enrolled in a program that will not release external examination results prior to our application deadlines, you must request that your school send us predictions of external examination results along with your grades.

    Where national examinations are required for admission to a pre-university program (such as the IGCSE or the SPM), you should have received high marks on these examinations and should present certified copies of the results with your Penn application.

    Students in our diverse global community have a wide range of passions, perspectives, and talents. Beyond academics, we would like to learn about your non-scholarly interests, extracurricular activities, and community service (though we recognize that patterns for non-academic involvement vary from country to country).

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7
    • TOEFLMin 100

    Fee Information

    Application Fee 75

    How to Apply

    Offline Recommendation

    Penn strongly prefers that recommenders submit letters of recommendation online through the admissions system. If, however, your recommender is unable to submit an online recommendation, please follow these instructions:

    1) Select the “Recommendation Form PDF Download” and download the form.
    2) Complete the first section. Be sure to include the address of the appropriate admissions office — refer to the "Contact Graduate Admissions" list below. 
    3) Print out the form and provide it to your recommender.

    Please note:

    • If you are applying to a program in Nursing, print out and provide your recommender with these special instructions for completing your letter of recommendation.
    • If you are applying to a program in the School of Social Policy & Practice, print out and provide your recommender with these special instructions for completing your letter of recommendation.

    4) Your recommender should send the form directly to the admissions office you designate, along with the letter of recommendation.

    Environmental Health Sciences
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    United States of America

    United States of America, Philadelphia