Open the door to an exciting career in diverse settings! Concordia University of Edmonton’s 15-month Environmental Health (After Degree) allows you to enter careers in provincial and federal government, private industry, and as consultants.
In the program, students take science (health, social, and physical), ethics, and environmental health legislation courses, and benefit from a 12-week field placement. Please note that ENVH561 (Field Experience in Public Health Inspection) is not available to international students.
You will analyze case studies that focus on employer needs and the changing field. Upon completion of this program, you will be well-versed in topics related to the health of communities as a whole.
What is Environmental Health?
Environmental Health is the practice protecting public health by applying relevant provincial legislation and providing supports to mitigating the physical, chemical, and biological risks found in the natural and man-made environment.
Environmental Health professionals are focused on prevention, consultation, investigation, communicable disease control and health promotion activities aimed at ensuring safe and healthy:
– Water supplies
– Food establishments
– Personal service facilities
– Swimming pools and recreational water
– Housing: rental swellings, long term care and childcare facilities.
Intake & Courses
The Environmental Health program has two intakes: May and September each year.
See course schedule
Tuition & Fees
2024-25 Estimated Domestic Fees
2024-25 Estimated International Fees
Additional information about tuition and fees
Potential Career Opportunities
Potential career opportunities with an Environmental Health After Degree:
– Public health inspector
– Environmental health officer
– Infection prevention & control officer/specialist
– Food safety and quality assurance manager
– Communicable disease investigator
– Health education and promotion officer
– Air pollution analyst/specialist
– Public policy analyst
– Environmental health and safety coordinator
– Health risk assessor
FAQs
How many class intakes are there?
– The Environmental Health (After Degree) has two class intakes each year, in May and September.
– The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Public Health Practice has one class intake each year, in September.
Where can I complete the practicum portion of the program (ENVH 561)?
– Students must apply to a CIPHI approved health authority anywhere in Canada to complete a practicum. Students will have the opportunity to apply to Alberta Health Services for a practicum position.
Where can I find information about the CIPHI BOC certification process?
– Information about the certification process can be found on CIPHI’s website
Advisory
Cameron Macdonell
Dean, Faculty of Science and Chair, Public Health, CUE
Lynne Navratil
Director, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services
Manny Ahmad
President, Alberta Branch, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
Ryan Boyd
Federal Zone Councilor, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
Daria Romanish
Alberta Branch representative, BOC, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
Simon Sihota
Regional Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Health Canada
France Villaneuva
Environmental Health Alumni [2021], CUE
Denise Alano
President, Environmental Health Student Union [Cohort B], CUE
Parmeet Singh
VP of Communications, Environmental Health Student Union [Cohort A], CUE
Accreditation
Our Environmental Health (After Degree) program is accredited by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) Board of Certification (BOC), the accreditation body for institutions that offer environmental public health programs.
Faculty & Staff
Visit here for more information about the Department of Public Health’s faculty and staff.
