Programs
Areas of Focus
The Interdisciplinary Toxicology program consists of two primary areas of focus:
- Human and animal toxicology
- Environmental toxicology
Core courses for both tracks in the Ph.D. program are Introductory Toxicology, Toxicology of Agricultural and Industrial Chemicals, Intermediate Biochemistry or Advanced Biochemistry, and Environmental Statistics or Design of Experiments for Research Workers.
The Environmental Toxicology Ph.D. Program electives include Aquatic Toxicology, Quantitative Ecological Toxicology, Population and Community Ecology, Systems and Ecosystems Ecology, and Environmental Risk Assessment.
The Human and Animal Toxicology Ph.D. Program offers elective courses in Organ Systems Toxicology, Comparative Mammalian Physiology, Human Physiology, and Cellular Pathology.
The Masters program core courses for both the Environmental and Human and Animal Toxicology tracks are Introductory Toxicology and Chemical Toxicology.
The Masters program for the Environmental Toxicology track requires also Aquatic Ecological Toxicology and Quantitative Ecological Toxicology. Both tracks also require 15 to 20 hours of electives to be determined by the student's advisory committee.