INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the principles and practice of environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe environmental health and its history as a crucial aspect of the history of public health Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the U.S. and world health status and issues as background framework to environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe a brief introduction to the public health research methodologies including epidemiology and toxicology. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe crucial infectious and non-infectious disease principles as necessary to understand issues in environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the principles and practice of environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe environmental health and its history as a crucial aspect of the history of public health Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the U.S. and world health status and issues as background framework to environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Describe a brief introduction to the public health research methodologies including epidemiology and toxicology. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe crucial infectious and non-infectious disease principles as necessary to understand issues in environmental health. Audience: Undergraduate