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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

AND SAFETY

Program Mission Students will be provided with high-quality education in
environmental health and safety and internship training
The program’s mission is to prepare Environmental Health that bridges students’ academic knowledge with practical
and Safety professionals by providing them with knowledge application and actual work experience. Students will
and skills necessary to understand, analyze, and solve learn how to identify and minimize the effects of different
environmental health and safety issues and applying them types of hazards which can affect the health and safety
in careers that benefit the health and safety of the people of employees, including those related to ergonomics,
of the UAE and the world. thermal, chemical, electrical, mechanical and radioactive,
as well as hazardous materials and waste. They will
Program Overview study the fundamental scientific, legal and technological
principles underlying environmental health issues, look at
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and the circumstances giving rise to health inequalities, analyze
Safety (B.Sc. in EHS) is a cutting-edge multidisciplinary the environmental impact and health risks, and identify
program concerned with all environmental aspects appropriate interventions.
affecting human health. It is designed to meet the
growing needs of industry and workplace and provide The B.Sc. in EHS is the only program in the UAE
students with skills to ensure occupational environmental offered at Abu Dhabi University. Our growing industry
protection, health, and safety. The program covers major collaborations with organizations such as Environment
environmental issues in the UAE and the world that focus Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD), Atomena, Beeah Group, Ittihad
on sustainability, renewable energy, water quality and Paper Mill, Occupational Safety and Health Center-Abu
management, waste management, food safety inspection, Dhabi (OSHAD), Green Spoon, Camfil Clean Air Solutions,
pollution monitoring and control, hazardous materials Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA), and Abu
operations and awareness, risk assessments, and Dhabi Quality Conformity Council (QCC) enrich the
occupational health and safety. research and learning opportunities of all EHS students.

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