Degree and Specialization Information
M.S. and Ph.D. students can select one of five program options:
- General Study (no specialization)
- Agroecosystems Sciences
- Climate Change Science and Policy
- Environmental Public Health
- Microbiome Science
- Water Issues
For General Study, all of the Core Coursework and Degree Requirements must be met. To earn a specialization, content-specific criteria must be met in addition to the requirements for General Study.
General Study (No Specialization)
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take that course.
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and elective courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at lest 30 to earn the MS.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and elective courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at least 80 to earn the PhD.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
Agroecosystem Specialization
The whole-system approach to sustainable agricultural and food systems is the interdisciplinary area of agroecosystems sciences. Agroecology links ecology, culture, economics and society. Agroecosystems Science research areas include:
- Local food system development, food system assessment and sustainability
- Watershed ecology and participatory water quality management programs
- Renewable energy from agroecosystems
- Sustainability science and policy
Contact Douglas Jackson-Smith for more information about the specialization.
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take that course.
Agroecosystem Sciences MS Required Courses (8 credits)
Choose 2 of these 3 course:
Entomology 7890 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
ENR 8890.03 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
EEOB 8890.03 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
Geography 5220 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3 crhrs)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (3 crhrs):
AEDECON 6120 Applied Quantitative Methods II (4 crhrs)
AEDECON 7120 Adv Quantitative Methods II (3 crhrs)
AEDECON 7130 Adv Quantitative Methods III (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5420 Remote Sensing of Environment (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 7217 Applied Mathematical Ecology (3 crhrs)
FABENG 3510 Intro to Biological Engineering (4 crhrs)
Any remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at least 30 to earn the MS.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Agroecosystem Sciences PhD Required Courses (11 credits)
Choose 2 of these 3 course:
Entomology 7890 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
ENR 8890.03 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
EEOB 8890.03 Agrosystems Special Topic (1 crhr)
Geography 5220 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3 crhrs)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (6 crhrs):
AEDECON 6120 Applied Quantitative Methods II (4 crhrs)
AEDECON 7120 Adv Quantitative Methods II (3 crhrs)
AEDECON 7130 Adv Quantitative Methods III (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5420 Remote Sensing of Environment (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 7217 Applied Mathematical Ecology (3 crhrs)
FABENG 3510 Intro to Biological Engineering (4 crhrs)
Research Hours in Advisor’s home department (43-48 credits without a Master’s degree; 13-18 credits with a 30 credit hour Master’s degree)
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be 80 to earn the PhD.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
EEOB 5470 Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 crhrs)
ENR 5225 Ecosystems Modeling (3 crhrs)
ENR 5250.01 & ENR 5250.02 Wetland Ecology Restoration & Wetland Field Laboratory (4 crhrs)
ENR 5263 Biology of Soil Ecosystems (3 crhrs)
HCS 5412 Agroecology of Grasslands and Prairies (3 crhrs)
HCS 5602 The Ecology of Agriculture (3 crhrs)
HCS 5621 Physiology of Cultivated Plants (3 crhrs)
AGSYSMT 5560 UAS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (3 crhrs)
ENR 5222/FABENG 5310/ENVENG 5310 Ecological Engineering and Science (4 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5651 Hydrogeology (4 crhrs)
FABENG 5320 Agroecosystems (3 crhrs)
AEDECON 5330 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 crhrs)
ENR 5600 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (3 crhrs)
ENR 8350 Ecosystem Management Policy (3 crhrs)
CRPLAN 6410 Planning for Sustainable Development (3 crhrs)
HCS 5100 Advanced Cropping Systems (3 crhrs)
RURLSOC 5530 Sociology of Agriculture and Food Systems (3 crhrs)
RURLSOC 7560 Environmental Sociology (3 crhrs)
Climate Change Science and Policy Specialization
Research on climate change at both the scientific and policy-making level inherently requires an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the gap between social and natural sciences. Research themes addressed by the climate change specialization program include:
- The global water cycle including causes and consequences of sea level rise, and sustainability of water resources
- The global energy economy, including conventional and alternative energy sources, technology, and policy
- Rapid climate change including changes in the mean and variation in temperature and precipitation and their effects on managed and natural ecosystems, including biodiversity and agroecosystems
Contact Gil Bohrer for more information about the specialization.
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take that course.
Climate Change Science and Policy MS Required Courses (5 credits)
Special Topic Climate Change special topic or an independent study with a climate change affiliated supervisor (2 crhrs)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (3 crhrs):
AEDECON 4320/ INTSTDS 4320 Energy, Environment, and the Economy (3 crhrs)
ATMOSSC 5901 Climate System Modeling: Basics and Applications (3 crhrs)
ATMOSSC 5950 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5627 Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 6750 Paleoclimatology (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5203/ PUBHLTH 5203 Geo-environment and Human Health (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5663 Global Change and Sustainability in the Earth System (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5650 Glaciology (4 crhrs)
EEOB 5470 Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 crhrs)
ENR 5600 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (3 crhrs)
GEOG 8902 Applied Climatology (3 crhrs)
GEOG 5802 Globalization and Environment (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 7500 Energy Policy and the Environment (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 7504 Science and Technology Policy (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6325 Climate Change and Human Health (3 crhrs)
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be 30 to earn the MS.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Climate Change Science and Policy PhD Required Courses (8 credits)
Special Topic Climate Change special topic or an independent study with a climate change affiliated supervisor (2 crhrs)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (6 crhrs):
AEDECON 4320/ INTSTDS 4320 Energy, Environment, and the Economy (3 crhrs)
ATMOSSC 5901 Climate System Modeling: Basics and Applications (3 crhrs)
ATMOSSC 5950 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5627 Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 6750 Paleoclimatology (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5203/ PUBHLTH 5203 Geo-environment and Human Health (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5663 Global Change and Sustainability in the Earth System (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5650 Glaciology (4 crhrs)
EEOB 5470 Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 crhrs)
ENR 5600 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (3 crhrs)
GEOG 8902 Applied Climatology (3 crhrs)
GEOG 5802 Globalization and Environment (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 7500 Energy Policy and the Environment (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 7504 Science and Technology Policy (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6325 Climate Change and Human Health (3 crhrs)
Research Hours in Advisor’s home department (43-48 credits without a Master’s degree; 13-18 credits with a 30 credit hour Master’s degree)
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at least 80 to earn the PhD.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ASM 5786 Ecosystems Modeling (3 crhrs)
EEOB 4410 Conservation Biology (3 crhrs)
EEOB 5420 Aquatic Ecosystems - Ecology of Inland Waters (4 crhrs)
EEOB 5470 Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 crhrs)
EEOB 6210 Ecotoxicology (3 crhrs)
ENR 5225 Ecosystems Modeling (3 crhrs)
ENR 5250.01 & ENR 5250.02 Wetland Ecology Restoration & Wetland Field Laboratory (4 crhrs)
ENR 5263 Biology of Soil Ecosystems (3 crhrs)
ENR 5270 Soil Fertility (3 crhrs)
ENR 5560 Rehabilitation/Restoration of Ecosystems (2 crhrs)
ENR 6610 Soil and Environmental Biochemistry (2 crhrs)
ENR 7333 Successional Dynamics of Forests (3 crhrs)
ENTMLGY 6410 Insect Ecology and Evolutionary Processes (3 crhrs)
ENTMLGY 6701 Biodiversity Analysis for Ecosystem Sustainability and Resilience (2 crhrs)
ENTMLGY 6704 System Analysis, from Molecules to Ecosystems (2 crhrs)
ENVENG 7217 Applied Mathematical Ecology (4 crhrs)
HCS 5602 The Ecology of Agriculture (3 crhrs)
MICRO 5150 Microbial Ecology (3 crhrs)
MICRO 5155 Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6320 Global Health and Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7360 Water Contamination: Sources and Health Impact (3 crhrs)
CHEM 6550 Atmospheric Chemistry (3 crhrs)
ENR 8710* Soils and Climate Change (2 crhrs)
GEOG 5900 Climatology (3 crhrs)
*As this class is only 2 credit hours, include a petition to count one credit from the climate change elective for your Physical Science core.
AED 5330 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 crhrs)
ENR 7380 Climate and Society (3 crhrs)
ENR 7400 Communicating Environmental Risk (3 crhrs)
LAW 8311 Climate Change Law (3 crhrs)
Environmental Public Health Specialization
Please submit your application through The Office of Graduate Admissions at The Ohio State University, by following these application instructions. Applications are reviewed by the ESGP Graduate Studies Committee. Do not use SOPHAS (Schools of Public Health Application Service) to apply to the ESGP MS or PhD program.
Understanding the intersection between public health and the environment requires an interdisciplinary approach. Epidemiology, toxicology, and global health are all being affected by climate change. Environmental public health research interests include:
- Global health and environmental microbiology
- Environmental health science
- Epidemiology, toxicology, and public health
- The role of the environment in public health issues
Contact Darryl Hood for more information for more information about the specialization.
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis
PUBHBIO 6210 Applied Biostatistics I (3 crhrs)
Public Health Required Courses (12 credits)
PUBHLTH 6010 Essentials of Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEPI 6410 Principles of Epidemiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6310 Principles of Environmental Health Science (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5315 Principles of Toxicology (3 crhrs)
Electives (3 credits)
With advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the list of approved ESGP core courses in Appendix II and/or from list of CPH-EPH approved courses in Appendix I.
Thesis (6 credits)
PUBHLTH 7999 Master’s Thesis Research in Public Health
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge
PUBHEHS 6320 Global Health and Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Data Analysis
PUBHBIO 6210 Applied Biostatistics I (3 crhrs)
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Public Health Required Courses (24 credits)
PUBHLTH 6010 Essentials of Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEPI 6410 Principles of Epidemiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6310 Principles of Environmental Health Science (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5315 Principles of Toxicology (3 crhrs)
Select One:
PUBHEHS 6330 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Health Sciences (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7365 Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7380 Exposure Science Monitoring Techniques I (3 crhrs)
Research Methods Courses:
PUBHBIO 6211 Applied Biostatistics II (3 crhrs)
PUBHEPI 7411 Environmental Epidemiology (3 crhrs)
Select One:
PUBHBIO 7220 Applied Generalized Linear Models in Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHBIO 7225 Survey Sampling Methods (3 crhrs)
PUBHBIO 7240 Applied Statistical Analysis of Missing Data (3 crhrs)
Electives (9 credits)
With advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the list of approved ESGP Public Health courses in Appendix II and/or from list of CPH-EPH course in Appendix I.
Dissertation Research (27 credits)
PUBHLTH 8998 Pre-Candidacy Research Hours
PUBHLTH 8999 Post-Candidacy Research Hours
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
PUBHEHS 5340 Air Contaminants and Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5345 Infectious Disease Modeling in Humans & Animals (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6325 Climage Change and Human Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6390 Major Human DIseases in Global Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6411 Biological Basis of Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7380 Exposure Science Monitoring Techniques (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7411 Epidemiology in Environmental Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 8340 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Health Sciences (3 crhrs)
ASM 5786 Environmental Issues in East Asia (3 crhrs)
ENR 5250.01 & 5250.02 Wetland Ecology Restoration & Wetland Field Laboratory (4 crhrs)
ENR 5263 Biology of Soil Ecosystems (3 crhrs)
ENR 5270 Soil Fertility (3 crhrs)
ENR 5560 Rehabilitation/Restoration of Ecosystems (2 crhrs)
ENR 6610 Soil and Environmental Biochemistry (2 crhrs)
ENR 7333 Successional Dynamics of Forests (3 crhrs)
ENTMLGY 6410 Insect Ecology & Evolutionary Processes (3 crhrs)
ENTMLGY 6704 System Analysis, from Molecules to Ecosystems (2 crhrs)
ENVENG 5217 Applied Mathematical Ecology (4 crhrs)
EEOB 5420 Aquatic Ecosystems - Ecology of Inland Waters (4 crhrs)
EEOB 5470 Community and Ecosystem Ecology (3 crhrs)
EEOB 6210 Ecotoxicology (3 crhrs)
HCS 5602 The Ecology of Agriculture (3 crhrs)
MICRO 5155 Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5315 Principles of Toxicology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5335 Ecology of Infectious Diseases (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5345 Infectious Disease Modeling in Humans and Animals (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6320/FDSCTE 6320 Global Health and Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6330 Environmental Epigenetics (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6340 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Health Sciences (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6390 Human Disease in Global Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7375 Quantitative Microbial Risk Analysis Modeling (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7411 Epidemiology in Environmental Health (3 crhrs)
ENR 5310/FABENG 5310/ENVENG 5310 Ecological Engineering and Science (4 crhrs)
ENR 5260 Soil Landscapes: Morphology, Genesis and Classification (3 crhrs)
ENR 5261 Environmental Soil Physics (3 crhrs)
ENR 5262 Soil Chemical Processes and Environmental Quality (3 crhrs)
ENR 5268 Soils and Climate Change (2 crhrs)
ENR 5273 Environmental Fate and Impact of Contaminants in Soil and Water (3 crhrs)
FABENG 5320 Agroecosystems (3 crhrs)
FABENG 5500 Design of Sustainable Waste Management Systems (3 crhrs)
GEOG 5900 Weather, Climate and Global Warming (3 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5621 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5651 Hydrogeology (4 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5718 Aquatic Geochemistry (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5195/PUBHEHS 5395 Engineering Design for Environmental Health (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5130 Applied Hydrology (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5110 Environmental Engineering Bioprocesses (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5120 Bioremediation of Groundwater and Soil (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5140 Air Quality Engineering (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5410 Hazardous Waste Management and Remediation (2 crhrs)
ENVENG 5430 Principles of Risk Assessment (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6100 Environmental Engineering Analytical Methods (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6220 Data Analysis in Evironmental Engineering (3 crhrs)
CBE 5771 Air Pollution (3 crhrs)
CHEM 6550 Atmospheric Chemistry (3 crhrs)
PUBHLTH 6010 Essentials of Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5315 Principles of Toxicology (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5325 Principles of Occupational Health Science (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 5340 Air Contaminants and Public Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6310 Principles of Environmental Health Science (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6325 Climate Change and Human Health (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 6340 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Health Sciences (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7360 Water Contamination: Sources/Health Impact (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7365 Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7380 Exposure Science Monitoring Techniques I (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7382 Exposure Science Monitoring Techniques II (3 crhrs)
AED 5330 Benefit-Cost Analysis (3 crhrs)
AED 6300/ENR 6330 Environmental and Resources Economics (3 crhrs)
ANTHROP 5614 Ethnobotany (3 crhrs)
ANTHROP 5623 Environmental Anthropology (3 crhrs)
CRPLAN 6300 Law and Planning I: Land Use (3 crhrs)
CRPLAN 6310 Law and Planning II: Environment and Society (3 crhrs)
CRPLAN 6400 Site Planning and Development (4 crhrs)
CRPLAN 6410 Planning for Sustainable Development (3 crhrs)
CRPLAN 7270 Environmental and Energy Modeling (3 crhrs)
ENR 5325 Public Forest and Lands Policy (3 crhrs)
ENR 5451 Water Law (3 crhrs)
ENR 7400 Communicating Environmental Risk (3 crhrs)
ENR 7500/CRP 7500 Resolving Social Conflict (3 crhrs)
ENR 7520 Environmental Science and Law (3 crhrs)
ENR 7380 Climate and Society (3 crhrs)
ENR 8350 Ecosystem Management Policy (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6600 Assessment for Human Rights and Sustainbility (3 crhrs)
LAW 8309 Environmental Law (2-4 crhrs)
LAW 8311 Climate Change Law (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 5600/ENVENG 5600 Science, Engineering and Public Policy (3 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 6000 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation (4 crhrs)
PUBAFRS 6080 Public Affairs Program Evaluation (4 crhrs)
RURLSOC 5530 Sociology of Agriculture and Food Systems (3 crhrs)
RURLSOC 7550 Rural Community Development in Theory and Practice (3 crhrs)
RURLSOC 7560 Environmental Sociology (3 crhrs)
Microbiome Sciences Specialization
Microbiome science is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging microbiology, ecology, genomics, bioinformatics, and health sciences to understand the complex interactions between microorganisms and their environments. Microbiome Science research interests include:
- Soil Microbiomes and Ecosystem Health
- Microbiomes in Agroecosystems
- Environmental Contaminants and Microbial Response
- Aquatic Microbiomes and Water Quality
- Human-environment interactions and health
Contact (microbiome@osu.edu) for more information about this specialization.
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
*(if you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course)
Microbiome Sciences Specialization Required Courses (8-12 credits)
MICRO 5155 Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
MICRO 8161 Microbiome Informatics (3 crhrs)
Electives (1-3 credits)
With advisor’s guidance and approval, select 2 courses from the list of approved ESGP core courses in Appendix I below.
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be 30 to earn the MS.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
*(if you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course)
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Microbiome Sciences Specialization Required Courses (8-12 credits)
MICRO 5155 Environmental Microbiology (3 crhrs)
MICRO 8161 Microbiome Informatics (3 crhrs)
Electives (1-3 credits)
With advisor’s guidance and approval, select 2 courses from the list of approved ESGP core courses in Appendix I below.
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at least 80 to earn the PhD.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ANIMSCI 5090 Gut Microbiology (2 crhrs)
BGSP 7030 Intro to Data Science in Biomedical Science Research (2 crhrs)
EEOB 5510 Interdisciplinary Team Science (3 crhrs)
HCS 7600 Metabolomics, Principles and Practices (3 crhrs)
MICRO 5161 Bioinformatics and molecular microbiology (3 crhrs)
MICRO 6155 Topics in Microbiome Science (3 crhrs)
MICRO 5270/PHR 5270 Antibiotics and Microbial Natural Products (3 crhrs)
MOLGEN 5650 Analysis and Interpretation of Biological Data (3 crhrs)
PLNTPTH 5003 Principles of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2 crhrs)
PLNTPTH 5004 Current Topics Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2 crhrs)
PLNTPTH 5005 Beneficial Plant-Associated Microbiomes and Plant Pathology Research (2 crhrs)
PLNTPTH 5006 Practical Computing Skills for Omics Data (3 crhrs)
PUBHBIO 6210 Applied Biostatistics I (3 crhrs)
PUBHBIO 6211 Applied Biostatistics II (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7375 Quantitative Microbial Risk Analysis Modeling (3 crhrs)
STAT 8810 Advanced Topics in Statistics I (1-3 crhrs)
VETPREV 7719/MICRO 7719 Microbiome in Health and Disease (3crhrs)
Water Issues Specialization
Research on Earth’s water is interdisciplinary, requires ability to bridge the social and natural sciences and engineering. Water Specialization research areas include:
- Water in global change
- Water quantity, hydrologic forecasting and remote sensing
- Water quality, the role of water in biogeochemical cycles
- Consequences of human activities to aquatic ecosystem services
- Consequences of aquatic ecosystem conditions to public health
- Water rights in coupled human-natural systems
- Water contaminant fate and ecotoxicity
- Collaborative watershed planning
- Transboundary water governance
Contact Michael Durand for more information for more information about the specialization.
ENV SCI MS Required Courses (20 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take that course.
Water Issues MS Required Courses (4 credits)
ENR 8890.02 Ecological Restoration Seminar (1 crhr)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (3 crhrs):
ENR 5280 Stream Ecology (4 crhrs)
ENR 5345 Methods in Aquatic Ecology (4 crhrs)
ENR 5355 Aquacultures (3 crhrs)
ENR 7700 Watershed Ecology and Restoration (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5230 Transport Phenomena in Water Resources Engineering (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5420 Remote Sensing of Environment (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 6230 Numerical Models in Water Resources Engineering (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5120 Advanced Environmental Biotechnology (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6210 Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5206 Advanced Oceanography (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5655 Land Surface Hydrology (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5751 Quantitative Ground-Water Flow Modeling (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5752 Contaminants in Aqueous Systems (4 crhrs)
FABENG 5730 Design of Agricultural Water Management Systems (3 crhrs)
FABENG 5750 Stream Geomorphology and Watershed Hydrology (3 crhrs)
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be 30 to earn the MS.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
ENV SCI PhD Course Requirement Courses (21-24 credits)
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - ENTRY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - INTERDISCIPLINARY Presentation
ENV SCI 7899 ESGP Seminar (1 crhr) - EXIT Presentation
ENV SCI 5170 Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Practices (3 crhrs)
Biological Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Physical Sciences Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Social Sciences/Policy Foundational Knowledge (3 crhrs) (choose from approved courses on ESGP website)
Entomology 7920 Presentation Skills for Interdisciplinary Scientists (2 crhrs)
Data Analysis Methods (3 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Grant Writing (1-4 crhrs) *Choose from approved courses on ESGP website. If you find a course you would like to take that is not on this list, please email Kelly Malone to get approval to take the course.
Water Issues PhD Required Courses (7 credits)
ENR 8890.02 Ecological Restoration Seminar (1 crhr)
Elective (with advisor’s guidance and approval, select from the following list of ESGP courses) (3 crhrs):
ENR 5280 Stream Ecology (4 crhrs)
ENR 5345 Methods in Aquatic Ecology (4 crhrs)
ENR 5355 Aquacultures (3 crhrs)
ENR 7700 Watershed Ecology and Restoration (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5230 Transport Phenomena in Water Resources Engineering (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5420 Remote Sensing of Environment (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 6230 Numerical Models in Water Resources Engineering (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5120 Advanced Environmental Biotechnology (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6210 Environmental Engineering Unit Operations (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5206 Advanced Oceanography (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5655 Land Surface Hydrology (3 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5751 Quantitative Ground-Water Flow Modeling (4 crhrs)
EARTHSC 5752 Contaminants in Aqueous Systems (4 crhrs)
FABENG 5730 Design of Agricultural Water Management Systems (3 crhrs)
FABENG 5750 Stream Geomorphology and Watershed Hydrology (3 crhrs)
Research Hours in Advisor’s home department (43-48 credits without a Master’s degree; 13-18 credits with a 30 credit hour Master’s degree)
Remaining credits are a combination of research hours in your advisor’s home department and courses planned between you and your advisor. Total credit hours must be at least 80 to earn the PhD.
In addition to the general Graduate School requirements of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, students must meet specific college policies regarding grades in courses.
EEOB 5420 Aquatic Ecosystems - Ecology of Inland Waters (1.5-4 crhrs)
EEOB 6210 Ecotoxicology (3 crhrs)
ENR 5250.01 & ENR 5250.02 Wetland Ecology Restoration & Wetland Field Laboratory (3 crhrs)
PUBHEHS 7360 Water Contamination: Sources and Health Impact (3 crhrs)
CIVILEN 5130 Applied Hydrology (3 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5621 Introduction to Geochemistry (3 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5651 Hydrogeology (3 crhrs)
EARTHSCI 5718 Aquatic Geochemistry (3 crhrs)
ENR 5273 Environmental Fate and Impact of Contaminants in Soil and Water (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 5430 Principles of Risk Assessment (3 crhrs)
ENVENG 6100 Environmental Engineering Analytical Methods (3 crhrs)
FABENG 5550 Design of Sustainable Waste Management Systems (3 crhrs)
ENR 5451 Water Law (3 crhrs)
ENR 8350 Ecosystem Management Law (3 crhrs)
LAW 8890.02 Environmental Law (2-4 crhrs)
Clarification: ESGP Specializations are not OSU Graduate Minors or Interdisciplinary Specializations
The specializations listed above apply only to ESGP students. Once an ESGP student completes the requirements for an ESGP specialization, the accomplishment is written onto the student’s official university transcript as a note under the degree program.
By contrast, there are other graduate minors and interdisciplinary specializations available at the university level that are open to any graduate students, including ESGP students. These are like “mini-degrees” outside of any one student’s graduate program. More information about these university-wide graduate minors/specializations can be found at the Graduate School.
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