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
Trevor Peckham
Employment quality, health and health inequities in the modern U.S. economy
PhD | Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
2020 | Noah S. Seixas
Ryan Babadi
Phthalate exposure, respiratory outcomes and biomarkers of oxidative stress in children with asthma
PhD | Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
2020 | Catherine Karr
Student Stories
Graeme Carvlin
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
Innovative air-quality monitor developed by DEOHS student provides communities with real-time data at lower cost
Robert Duff
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Robert Duff knows that certain environmental health issues can be contentious, especially with so many different stakeholders involved. He is currently a senior policy advisor to Governor Jay Inslee on natural resource and environmental issues.
Barbara Morrissey
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Barbara Fitzgerald Morrissey’s first job after graduate school took her to Olympia to investigate pesticide-related illnesses for the Washington State Department of Health. Two decades later, she is still there, helping translate science into policy.