MPH 6016 - Environmental Health Sciences

This introduction to Environmental Health Sciences will focus on environmental factors associated with food, water, air, solid and liquid waste, occupation, and radiation that can impact health. The basic principles of toxicology, exposure assessment, risk assessment, risk perception, and environmental health policy will be presented.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MPH 6012 with a grade of “B” or better. Enrollment in Master of Public Health (MPH) courses requires admission to the MPH program or the approval of the Coordinator for the Master of Public Health program.

Corequisite: MPH 6020

Credits: 4 hours

Notes: Open to graduate students only.