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
Jongpyo Joe Lim
Acute and persistent effects from environmental toxicant exposure on the gut-liver axis
MS (Thesis) | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2020 | Yue Cui
Kholood Altassan
Environmental and population factors influencing dengue fever emergence and spread in Saudi Arabia
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2020 | Jeremy J Hess
Gabrielle Felder
The intersection of immigration and climate change in farmworker communities
MPH | Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
2020 | John Meschke
Student Stories
Joseph Dempsey
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
DEOHS student Joe Dempsey—the UW School of Public Health’s new Magnuson Scholar—studies how the gut microbiome shapes human health and disease
Rachel Shaffer
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
April 4 is Husky Giving Day! Your gift supports DEOHS students like Rachel Shaffer, whose research on the health effects of toxic chemicals is drawing international attention
Erica Grant
Alumni Profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
Recent DEOHS graduate finds there’s no substitute for “getting your boots dirty” through experiences in the field