About This Program

The Environmental Health Sciences for Non-Natural Science Majors minor is intended for students who have a strong interest or curricular focus in a natural science major. The minor provides students with foundational concepts in environmental health as it relates to the broad field of public health.

Students who complete the required coursework and have 30 credit hours of coursework in specific public health areas, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, math or statistics can pursue a Sanitarian in Training (SIT) career path in State of Ohio agencies to become a registered environmental health sanitarian (REHS), and are well equipped to enter the workforce in a variety of career paths.

Contact Information

• Gretchen Thomas | gthoma33@kent.edu | 330-672-6528
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Admission Requirements

Admission to this minor is selective, open only to students who are not declared in one of the following majors: Biology; Biotechnology; Botany; Chemistry; Earth Science; Environmental and Conservation Biology; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geology; Integrative Studies; Medical Laboratory Science; Neuroscience; Physics; and Zoology.

Students declared in one of the above majors should declare the Environmental Health Sciences for Natural Science Majors - Minor.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
PH 20001	ESSENTIALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY	3
PH 30002	INTRODUCTORY BIOSTATISTICS	3
PH 30006	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	3
PH 30007	PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES	3
Biological Sciences (BSCI) Electives, choose from the following:		4
BSCI 10001	HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS)
BSCI 10003	LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN BIOLOGY (KBS) (KLAB)
BSCI 10110	BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB)
BSCI 11010	FOUNDATIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB)
BSCI 21010	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (KBS) (KLAB)
Chemistry (CHEM) Electives, choose from the following:		3-5
CHEM 10050	FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS)
CHEM 10055	MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS)
CHEM 10060	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS)
CHEM 10062	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (KBS) (KLAB)
Minor Electives, choose from the following:		9
PH 30012	COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
PH 30101	SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
PH 30103	FOOD PROTECTION
PH 30105	WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
PH 42100	CLIMATE CHANGE AND POPULATION HEALTH
PH 43013	BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		28

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Address the basic concepts, methods and tools of public health data collection, use and analysis and why evidence-based approaches are an essential part of public health practice.
2. Address the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities.