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The Graduate Public Health Program
Interfaculty Graduate Environmental
Sciences Program (IGESP):
Major-Environmental Health
The
IGESP program aims at improving the understanding of
human/environmental links by promoting sustainable
development, policies, plans, and projects.
Program Description
This interfaculty
MS Program is conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of
Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), the Faculty of Arts
and Sciences (FAS), the Faculty of Engineering and
Architecture (FEA), and the Faculty of Health Sciences
(FHS).
The
Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (IGESP)
leads to the degree of Master of Science (MS) in
Environmental Sciences with four possible specializations or
majors of which the major of Environmental Health is offered
by the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS).
Curriculum
The
IGESP consists of three closely integrated components
structured to provide students with a diversified and
multi-disciplinary background in Environmental Health. Core
courses are required for all students. Elective courses
provide students with opportunities to develop more
specialized training in subjects related to environmental
studies, and a thesis which often takes the form of applied
research. Students enrolling in the Master of Science in
Environmental Sciences program may choose either a thesis
track or a non-thesis track. Students who choose the
non-thesis track should present a project report before graduation.
Credit Requirements
The curriculum in the thesis track consists of 30 credit hours
including:
Core courses: 12 credits
Elective courses: 12 credits
Thesis: 6 credits
The curriculum in the non-thesis track consists of 30 credits
including:
Core courses: 12 credits
Elective courses: 15 credits
Project: 3 credits
Click
here for the full curriculum
Time Frame
Students on a full time basis can graduate in two to three
years.
Students enrolled on a part time basis are allowed up to four
years to graduate.
Requirements for Admission
An applicant is considered for admission to the Master of
Science in Environmental Health program
(MS-EH) if he or she meets the following minimum requirements, as defined
in the AUB University Catalogue:
- Good academic record in undergraduate education.
For more information on FHS admission requirements click
here.
- Proficiency in English demonstrated by passing the University
English Entrance Examination (EEE), or by the achieving
the minimum required score for TOEFL examination or IELTS.
For more information on AUB English Proficiency
requirements, click
here.
Applicants to the program may be admitted under the following
categories:
- Regular admission: if his or her cumulative
average in the last 60 credits is at least 80.
- Admission on probation: if his or her cumulative
average in
the last 60 credits is less than 80 and greater than 75.
Applications
AUB Graduate Admission Application
The University catalogue and graduate admission application
form can be requested from the AUB Admissions Office via mail
or email or downloaded from the
AUB main web page.
Applicants for graduate scholarships will find relevant information
and application forms
here.
Please
send the complete application form, transcripts, letters of
recommendation, and other requirements directly to the Admissions
Office. Please follow separate instructions regarding mailing
of applications for regional scholarships.
Address all correspondence regarding admission to:
Office of Admissions
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 11-0326
Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
Email:
admissions@aub.edu.lb
Tel: (961) 1 374374, ext. 2528/90/96
Fax: (961) 1 750755
Financial Aid
For further
information about the MS in Environmental Sciences- Major:
Environmental Health contact
the program coordinator:
May Massoud, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Environmental Health
Email: mm35@aub.edu.lb
Tel: (961) 1 340 460, ext. 4640
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Master
of Public Health, (MPH)
Master
of Science in Environmental Health, (MSES ENVH)