MBA/MS Environmental Toxicology

The opportunity for advancement to management and administrative positions in the field of Environmental Toxicology requires professionals whose education is strongly based in both toxicology and business principles.  Environmental Toxicology majors will want an MBA degree to prepare them for advancement in a chemical or pharmaceutical company. Business majors with a strong chemistry or biological science background will want a joint degree if they plan to work for an environmentally related company or one of the many companies that practice environmentally sound business practices.  There also are ever-increasing entrepreneurial opportunities in environmental toxicology, such as hazardous waste site remediation technology and environmental monitoring, sampling, and analysis.

This program brings together the expertise of The Institute of Environmental & Human Health (TIEHH), the Department of Environmental Toxicology, and the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration. Graduate students from the TIEHH participate in field students to assess the toxic effects on terrestrial and aquatic habitats as well as conduct laboratory experiments to learn about the nature of specific chemicals. Students tackle a wide range of issues. For example, recent studies have examined the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on crocodile species in Belize and studied the environmental effects of a smelter site in Montana. TIEHH along with the Brooks Air Force Base studied the effects of rocket propulsion systems (e.g., ammonium perchlorate) on the environment. As an additional example, TIEHH (with the Universities of Texas and South Florida) has formed the Admiral Zumwalt National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats. These and many other projects, help students learn the toxic effects of various substances on the environment and the practical remediation of those effects.

MBA Tool Courses (14 Hours)
4
ACCT 5401
 Financial and Managerial Accounting
3
ISQS 5345
 Statistical Concepts for Business and Management
3
ECO 5310
 Price and Income Theory
4
MGT 5476
 Executive Skills
     
Core Courses (19 Hours)
3
FIN 5421
 Financial Management Concepts
3
MKT 5360
 Marketing Concepts and Strategies
3
MGT 5371
 Managing Organizational Behavior and Design
3
BLAW 5290
 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Environments of Business
3
ISQS 5343
 Operations Management and Management Science
2
ISQS 5230
 Managerial Decision Theory
2
ISQS 5231
 Information Technology for Managers
   
Specialization Courses(26 Hours)
1
TOX 6105
 Introduction Seminar in Environmental Toxicology
4
TOX 6115
 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Environmental Toxicology
3
ENTX 6325
 Principles of Toxicology I
3
ENTX 6326
 Principles of Toxicology II
3
ENTX 6345
 Chemical Sources & Fates in Environmental Systems
3
ENTX 6000
 Toxicology Elective
3
ENTX 6000
 Toxicology Elective
6
ENTX 6000
 Masters Thesis
     
Capstone Course (3 Hours)
3
MGT 5391
 Strategic and Global Management

**Course requirements subject to change. Degree Plans must be filed after completing 9 credit hours of Graduate Coursework. To graduate, you must have at least one 3-hour "A"  above a 3.00 graduate GPA.  Individual degree plans vary based on concentration and student background.