This graduate program is designed to enhance the educational opportunities for environmental and occupational health science professionals. The program will: Provide students with an in-depth exposure to methodologies to assess hazards and improve health in the built, occupational, and natural environments. Engage students in applied research and service learning at the local, regional, and global scales. Provide students with a foundation to evaluate global scale environmental and occupational issues that impact human health and the environment. Develop students’ application of research, data analysis, monitoring, and communication methods used to solve environmental and occupational health problems. Provide students with opportunities for practice learning through internships, international programs, and research. Allow students to conduct research focused on the protection of human health and prevention of health hazards in occupational and natural environments. Provide students with the skills to communicate environmental and occupational risks to promote and protect the health of the public.

Dept. of Public Health: Healthcare Administration Program Careers in Healthcare Administration This is an exciting time for taking Health care Administration Degree at WKU. Healthcare is changing more rapidly than almost any other field. Future medical and health services managers must be prepared to deal with the integration of health care delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, restructuring of work and an increased focus on preventive care. With growing diversity in the healthcare system, executives are needed in many settings, including:  Clinics  Consulting firms  Health insurance organizations  Healthcare associations  Hospitals  Medical Supplies  Long - term care facilities  Physician practices  Mental health organizations  Public health departments  Rehabilitation centers  Skilled nursing facilities  Universities and research institutions