M.S. Plan A programs have a minimum of 30 semester credits with a thesis.
M.S. Plan B (non-thesis) programs have a minimum of 36 semester credits with a comprehensive examination.
The doctoral degree (PhD) requires a minimum of 72 semester credits. A maximum of 30 semester credits of the 72 required may be awarded by the graduate advisory committee (at the sole discretion of the advisory committee) for a completed masters degree.
Core Courses |
Credit |
|---|---|
| * ERHS 502 Fundamentals of Toxicology | 3 |
* ERHS 566 Clinical and Forensic Toxicology |
3 |
ERHS 601 Metabolism and Disposition of Toxic Agents |
3 |
* ERHS 602 Toxicological Mechanisms |
3 |
ERHS 603 Toxicologic Pathology |
3 |
BMS 500 Mammalian Physiology I |
4 |
* MS student required core |
|
| Departmental Electives (9 credits minimum) | |
| Suggested courses include but are not limited to the following: | 3 |
ERHS 510 Cancer Biology |
3 |
| ERHS 520 Environmental & Occupational Health Issues | 3 |
| ERHS 526 Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
| ERHS 532 Epidemiological Methods | 3 |
| ERHS 536 Advanced Occupational Health | 3 |
| ERHS 550 Principles of Radiation Biology | 5 |
| ERHS 568 Pharmaceutical & Regulatory Toxicology | 3 |
| ERHS 601 Metabolism and Disposition of Toxic Agents | 3 |
ERHS 603 Toxicologic Pathology |
3 |
| ERHS 611 Cancer Genetics | 3 |
| ERHS 648 Environmental Health Risk Assessment | 3 |
| Departmental Requirement | |
| 1 credit (MS) or 2 credits (PhD) of seminar course. Eligible seminar courses include all approved course listings in seminar format. | 1–2 |
| * For example, ERHS693C Seminar (MS) and ERHS793C Seminar (PhD) | |
Out of Department Requirement (3 credits minimum) |
|
| Suggested courses include but are not limited to the following: | 4 |
| CM 501 Advanced Cell Biology | 4 |
| CM 502 Techniques in Molecular & Cellular Biology | 2 |
| BMS 501 Mammalian Physiology I I | 5 |
| BMS 545 Neuroanatomy | 5 |
| PA 555 Principles & Mechanisms of Disease | 3 |
| FW 544 Eco Tox | 3 |
Masters Research |
|
| ERHS 679 Thesis (credits determined by advisor & Graduate committee) | |
| Doctoral Research | |
| ERHS 779 Dissertation (credits determined by advisor & Graduate committee) |
Mailing Address
Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences
1681 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-7038
Fax: (970) 491-2940
Email: ERHSDepartment