Department of Health

The Environmental Health Program

Charles V. Shorten Ph.D, P.E.
209 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2825


Environmental Health Internships

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As a capstone experience, students in this program complete a semester long internship with industry, government, or non-profit organizations at the completion of their course work. The internship provides environmental health students with a unique chance to gain practical, hands-on professional experience and prepares them for the job market. Some of the organizations which have sponsored interns include:

Roy F. Weston, Inc. Dupont Environmental Remediation Services, Inc. Sun Marketing and Refining Co.
Lyondell Chemical Co. Ford Motor Company LNP Engineering Plastics
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences West Chester Area Municipal Authority Chester County Conservation District
The Brandywine Conservancy The Brandywine Valley Association The Stroud Water Research Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Rohm and Haas, Inc. Boeing Space and Defense Group
Smith Kline Beecham Laboratories PECO PA Department of Environmental Protection
US Environmental Protection Agency US Geological Survey Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Chester County Department of Emergency Services US Marine Corps East Penn Manufacturing Co.