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The B.Sc. in EHS is designed for those who wish to go into Program Objectives
careers as Environmental Health Practitioners, and who
want to become highly qualified professionals that make a Students who successfully completed the B.Sc. in EHS will
real difference to people’s health and well-being. be able to:
Graduates of the EHS program will be able to work in a • Identify information required to describe and
diverse range of public and private organizations across manage environmental health and safety issues at an
all sectors. These include but are not limited to ADNOC institutional, regional, and global level;
group of companies, OSHAD, EAD, ADFCA, National
Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi Ports, Baraka Nuclear Power • Assess the economic and social implications
Plant, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center-Tadweer, of environmental health and safety issues and
Environmental Protection and Safety Section (EPSS)-Abu their connection with both naturally occurring
Dhabi Municipality, Etihad Airways, Federal Authority environmental conditions and conditions created
for Nuclear Regulation, Abu Dhabi National Chemical through human actions;
Companies (ChemaWEyatt), Abu Dhabi Water and • Assess the effects of environmental policy on
Electricity Authority (ADWEA), and Ministry of Energy and environmental health and safety at the regional,
Industry. Their job designation can be but not limited to national, and global levels;
the following:
• Formulate recommendations for environmental
• Environment, Health & Safety Officer health and safety standards for a sustainable society;
• Environment, Health & Safety Manager • Develop action plans for implementation of policies
• Occupational Health & Safety Specialist and regulations to ensure institutional, regional, and
global environmental health and safety;
• Occupational Health & Safety Auditor
• Write, speak, and use electronic communication
• Sanitation Director tools to skillfully communicate with the public and
professionals concerning environmental health and
• Workplace Safety Assessor safety issues;
• Food Safety Inspector • Apply critical thinking methods, including logic,
• Hazardous Waste Specialist discrimination, and deliberate evaluation when making
decisions and value judgments on environmental
• Risk Assessment Consultant health and safety issues; and
• Impact Assessment Expert • Exhibit teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution
skills when working with groups on environmental
health and safety issues.

Curriculum

Total Credit Hours: 130

General Education Requirements 36 credit hours
College Requirements 3 credit hours
Major Requirements 76 credit hours
Elective Courses 15 credit hours

Abu Dhabi University | Undergraduate Catalog 2024 - 2025