Environmental Health

Faculty:
Fletcher - Director, Boman, and Perkins
Reynolds Hall 217 • 417-625-9765

Mission

Our Mission is to provide students the knowledge, skills and credentials necessary to work as an environmental health and safety professional or to continue in environmental health and safety graduate studies. Environmental Health is the science of preventing physical, chemical or biological hazards from adversely impacting human health or the ecological balances that sustain our environment. Safety is the control of hazards to an acceptable level. Career opportunities include professional positions with public health departments, environmental protection agencies, environmental consultants and occupational health and safety divisions of industry.

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and Safety degree program is fully accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). We provide the option of either an on campus track or a distance learning track to obtain the BS degree in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). Major codes are EH02 on campus track or EH04 distance track. Minor and certificate options are also available.

Any student who holds an Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution may be eligible for the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) program. The BAS in EHS requires upper division coursework in EHS and electives chosen in consultation with an EHS advisor that would enhance their success in a career in one of the many areas of the broad field of environmental health and safety.  Example electives may include, but are not limited to, the areas of: business, management, industrial technology, communications, social sciences, geography, geology, water/wastewater, sustainability or lower division EHS courses.

MSSU Environmental Health & Safety Faculty contact for the Environmental Health & Safety Degrees:
Dr. Mike Fletcher, Program Director

Reynolds Hall Room 217
417-625-9765 • fletcher-m@mssu.edu

Programs

• Environmental Health and Safety , BAS1, BAS2
• Environmental Health and Safety Major, BS, EH02
• Environmental Health and Safety Major, BS, EH04 Distance Learning Track

• Environmental Health and Safety General Emphasis Certificate, Environmental Health, EH84
• Environmental Occupational Health & Safety Certificate, Environmental Health, EH87
• Environmental Protection Certificate, Environmental Health, EH85
• Environmental Public Health Certificate, Environmental Health, EH86

• Environmental Health & Safety Minor, Safety and Hazard Prevention Emphasis (Non-EHS Majors), EH83
• Environmental Health and Safety Minor, Environmental Biology Emphasis (Non-EHS Majors), EH81
• Environmental Health and Safety Minor, General Emphasis (Non-EHS Majors), EH80
• Environmental Health and Safety Minor, Health Protection Emphasis (Non-EHS Majors), EH82

Courses

• EH 0101 - General Biology
• EH 0107 - Environmental Science
• EH 0211 - HAZWOPER
• EH 0298 - Topics in Environmental Health
• EH 0300 - Environmental Geology
• EH 0304 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• EH 0311 - Soils for Environmental Health and Safety
• EH 0312 - Environmental Biology
• EH 0352 - International Environmental Health
• EH 0370 - Environmental Health & Safety
• EH 0371 - Environmental Toxicology
• EH 0372 - Environmental Regulations
• EH 0373 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
• EH 0374 - Industrial Hygiene
• EH 0375 - Disease Vector Control
• EH 0376 - Water Quality Management
• EH 0377 - Food Safety
• EH 0378 - Occupational Health and Safety
• EH 0379 - Career Planning for Environmental Health and Safety
• EH 0380 - Epidemiology
• EH 0382 - Epidemiological Statistics
• EH 0404 - Applications in Geographic Information Systems
• EH 0410 - Hazardous Incident Management
• EH 0411 - Hazardous Material Safety
• EH 0480 - Environmental Epidemiology
• EH 0481 - Environmental Risk and Safety Management
• EH 0495 - Field Experience in EH&S
• EH 0496 - Independent Research in Environmental Health and Safety
• EH 0498 - Special Topics in Environmental Health
• EH 0499 - Independent Study in Environmental Health & Safety