PHPH 7150 - Environmental Health

3 Hours
This introductory course will provide a basic multidisciplinary understanding of the science (biology/toxicology, chemistry, and engineering), practice, and selected laws and policy of environmental health sciences (EH sciences). Topics include: types and sources of environmental contaminants; exposure assessment, including media and pathways; the role of human behavior and time-location-activity patterns; toxicology and the risk assessment paradigm; basics of environmental and occupational epidemiology; and, communicating to the public about technical aspects (science, potential risksof EH sciences.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.