Thank you for attending the Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Graduate Degree Info Session!
The UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) ranks fifth in the world among all public and private universities for environmental and occupational health programs.
We prepare students to graduate job-ready with practical work experience through internships and the support of a dedicated career counselor.
Our faculty and students work across disciplines, sectors and borders to address some of today’s most urgent health challenges—from preventing on-the-job injuries and illnesses to investigating the health impacts of air pollution and climate change. Students and faculty in DEOHS are actively engaged in COVID-19 research and service activities to help protect workers and build resilient communities during the global pandemic.
Our students come from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to learn the latest scientific methods and core principles of how environmental and workplace factors influence human health. Then they take those skills into the lab and the field, conducting research and helping create sustainable health solutions that save and improve lives.
We offer 11 eleven graduate degree options. Our online application for entry into Autumn quarter each year opens on September 1st and closes on December 1st of the previous year. For example, December 1, 2020, is the application deadline for students who wish to enroll in Autumn 2021 (classes typically start in late September).
- Access the online application at https://deohs.washington.edu/how-apply.
- Before starting your online application, please review the minimum admission requirements and the admissions FAQs.
Join the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety for a free webinar on careers in worker health and safety:
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Wednesday, October 12 at 4:00pm (PST)
To register, please visit: http://bit.ly/NWCInfo2020
Student Research
Benjamin Weber
Noise exposure to marine foghorns: Assessment and control strategies
MS (Applied) | Applied Occupational Hygiene (App OH)
2020 | Christopher D. Simpson
Rebekah Lee Petroff
Neurological effects of low-level, chronic domoic acid exposure in a nonhuman primate model
PhD | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2020 | Thomas M. Burbacher
Yoomin Jo
Characterization of a rho class glutathione-S Transferase in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
MS (Thesis) | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2020 | Evan Gallagher
Student Stories
Esther Min
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
Esther Min's passion for environmental justice began when working on a water justice curriculum for a statewide coalition as an MPH student.
Jose Carmona
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
Jose Carmona is passionate about the One Health approach to protecting the health and safety of agricultural workers.
Daira Melendez
Past student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Daira Melendez became interested in environmental public health during a study abroad in the Galapagos Islands as an undergraduate.