Environmental and Occupational Health Course Information
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Core Courses
PH 801 Seminar in Public Health Research, Fall
3 credits
An overview of the Public Health Principles and practices in industrialized countries. Emphasis is on the interrelationship of the fields of Public Health and how research shapes health policy.
PH 819 Social & Environmental Justice in Public Health, Spring
3 credits
Concepts of community policy in the design of the built environment. Describes trade-offs in human health and human needs, and the factors that shape policy decisions.
EOH 821 Advanced Survey of Environmental Health, TBD
3 credits
Theory and current practice of environmental health as it relates to human health impacts on the environment, and the concept of risk. Includes safety planning and occupational health.
EOH 822 Molecular and Cellular Biology & Environmental Health, Spring
3 credits
Molecular and cellular biology theory and practice applied to the understanding of health and disease in the join, interacting context of molecular genetics and environmental exposure.
PH 704 Principles of Epidemiology, Spring
3 credits
The principles and practices of epidemiology as they relate to population and health hazards. Special emphasis is on correlation of the fields of public health with relevant models.
PH 702 Introduction to Biostatistics, Fall
3 credits
Statistical models and applications that apply to human populations and problems. Quantitative and qualitative methods are presented. Emphasis is on design and application of appropriate methods.
EOH 939 Seminar, Spring
1 credit
Current topics in environmental and occupational health, including presentation of research and relevant publications.
two semesters required
Electives
Electives are divided into three categories (molecular, organismal, population/ environment). It is recommended that the student take courses in each category in order to obtain comprehensive and intergrated knowledge of the area of interest. At least 12 credits of electives must be completed that comprise a coherent plan of study and provide a strong foundation in the student's area of research.
Molecular Level
CLS 590 Public Health Nutrition & Food Politics, Fall
3 credits
Chem 601 Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Function, Fall
3 credits U/G
Cellular synthesis of proteins, protein structure/function, enzyme mechanisms.
Chem 602 Biochemistry: Cellular Processes, Spring
3 credits U/G
Biosynthesis and metabolism of nucleic acids, structure and replication of DNA, control of gene expression, signal transduction.
Chem 604 Biochemistry: Metabolism, Spring
3 credits U/G
Glycolysis, photosynthesis, biosynthesis, metabolism.
CLS 615 Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Spring
3 Credits U/G
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicant interactions with critical target organelles and molecules and subsequent downstream cellular responses.
CLS 775 Mechanisms of Infectious Disease, Spring
2 credits G
Review of current molecular and cellular aspects of infectious disease as related to microbial determinants of virulence and the host response.
EOH 840 Special Topics
1-3 credits
Topics of current interest in the field of environmental and occupational health. The major theme for each semester offering will be posted. May be repeated with changed in topic to max of 9 credits for grad students.
Organismal Level
Ind Eng 580 Ergonomics, Fall
3 credits U/G
Broad study of ergonomics principles and stresses in design and analysis of workplaces and physical environment.
EOH 726 Organ Toxicology, TBD
3 credits
Effects of toxicants - chemical and biochemical - on the organs and tissues of the human body. Routes of exposure, fate of toxicants, and animal models are discussed.
EOH 727 Developmental Toxicology, Fall
3 credits
The effect of chemicals and biochemicals on the development of the mammalian system, with references to other species as appropriate. Teratogens and their mechanisms of action. Exposure models and historical examples.
IndEng 783 Advanced Ergonomics- Upper Extremity, Spring as needed
3 credits G
In depth study of musculoskeletal disorders of upper extremity, personal and job risk factors, job analysis, design and prevention.
EOH 840 Special Topics
1-3 credits
Topics of current interest in the field of environmental and occupational health. The major theme for each semester offering will be posted. May be repeated with changed in topic to max of 9 credits for grad students.
Population/ Environmental Level
CLS 539/ 540 Public Health Microbiology w/ lab, Fall
3 credits U/G
The role of microbiological analysis in public health and the current techniques for detecting, identifying, and enumerating pathogenic microorganisms.
GEOG 564 Urban Environmental Change & Social Justice, Spring
3 credits U/G
Spatial aspects of contributors to urban environmental change affecting social justice. Inequitable distribution of environmental risks and benefits; challenge of developing policies.
HCAI 700 Introduction to Health Care Informatics, Fall
2 Credits
An introduction to the history, theory, applications, and organizational context of health informatics.
EOH 731 Industrial Hygiene, Fall
3 credits
The principles and practice of industrial hygiene, including safety planning and engineering, development of safe practices in the built environment, and common causes of death and injury in the workplace.
EOH 733 Ecotoxicology, TBD
3 credits
The effects of chemicals on the environment, including ecological changes, effects on sentinel species, sources of pollutants, and mechanisms of remediation.
GEOG 880 Challenges to Urban Sustainability, Spring
3 credits G
Urban environmental management theory and practice, history of the urban environmental crisis, and alternative strategies for understanding human activity/ecological process relationships in urban areas.
GEOG 945 The Internal Structure of the City, Spring
3 credits G
The interaction of forces responsible for the evolution of the city as a spatial form and the allocation of economic and social activity within the spatial configuration.
1-3 credits
Topics of current interest in the field of environmental and occupational health. The major theme for each semester offering will be posted. May be repeated with changed in topic to max of 9 credits for grad students.
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