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ESE offers six degrees ranging from the bachelors to the doctorate, with five of these under the auspices of the Graduate School . At the graduate level, the degree requirements are hierarchical and result from a combination of Graduate School , School of Public Health , and department requirements. These requirements are designed to satisfy learning objectives, which are annotated for each of these degrees and further specified at the department level.

The curriculum of the Department provides the vehicle through which degree requirements are met and learning objectives are satisfied. As a result of the size, diversity, and research focus of the Department, other important aspects of the curriculum are seminar programs, degree-required exams and defenses, and faculty advising and mentoring.

Guide to Choosing a Graduate Degree Program

 

MSPH

MPH

MS

PhD

MSEE


Focus of Degree 

 

 

Research or Public Health Practice 

 

 

Public Health Practice 

 

 


Research 

 

 


Research 

 

 

Engineering Practice 

 

 

Target Enrollees 

 

 


BS 

 

 

Health Professionals 

 

 


BS 

 

 

BS**, MS, MSPH 

 

 

BS in Engineering 

 

 

Public Health Core Required 

 

 


Yes 

 

 


Yes 

 

 


No

 

 


No

 

 


No 

 

 


Duration 

 

 


2 - 2 1/2 years 

 

 


1 - 2 years 

 

 


2 - 2 1/2 years 

 

 

beyond Master's 

 

 


1 1/2 - 2 years 

 

 






Project Orientation 

 

 




Lab- or Field-Based Project

Generation or Interpretation of Data

 

 




Literature Survey

Analysis of Data

Library-Based Research

 

 



Lab- or Field-Based Research

Computational Research

Generation of New Data

 

 






Original and Significant Research

Lab- or Field-Based Project

Application or Development of Mathematical Model

Generation or Interpretation of Data

 

 




Typical destination after graduation

Further Graduate Education

Medical School

Research Agencies

Industry




Public Health Agencies

Medical School

 



Further Graduate Education

Research Agencies


Academia

National

Industry

Government Agencies


Consulting Firms

Industry

Utilities

Government Agencies

**With exceptional qualifications


ENVR Graduate Studies Director, Dr. Donald L. Fox
Email: don_fox@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 966-3054
Fax (919) 966-7911

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Last updated December 10, 2007
 

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