The Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences, Total Worker Health Track, builds upon occupational safety and health efforts to prevent workplace injury and illness with policies, programs, and practices to promote worker well-being. Graduates will be able to identify, characterize, and integrate risk factors for worker well-being and safety, as well as develop, implement, and evaluate strategies, policies, and programs to improve workers’ health. Key elements of the program include research, practice-based training, and interdisciplinary interactions with trainees in occupational epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and occupational medicine.

See the Fall 2024 to Summer 2025 PhD EOHS TWH Track Degree Planner. 

All doctoral students have access to expertise, faculty, and research across all locations.

This degree program is managed by the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS).

The department chair is Dr. Kristina Mena.

The academic and admissions advisor for environmental and occupational health sciences programs is Mark Yeh. 

For more information about the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, visit their web page.

Environmental Sciences PhD, Total Worker Health® (TWH) track candidates must meet the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s general admission requirements. 

The PhD program requires students to complete 48 credit hours* as detailed in the Environmental Sciences PhD, Total Worker Health® (TWH) degree planner. Most full-time students complete the PhD program in three to five years. All students are eligible to elect to complete one or more graduate certificates in addition to required coursework. 

For more information about academic requirements at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, reference the academic catalog.

*For students who do not hold a graduate degree in public health, additional coursework and time to bring you up to competence may be required.