1. Understand how humans interact with the environment and the 
effects of such interactions on both ecosystem and human 
health. Discuss the importance of environmental preservation 
from several cultural perspectives within the United States 
and from developed nations vs. underdeveloped nations.

2. Comprehend general concepts in the control of environmental 
health problems.
 
3. Be able to discuss relevant issues in environmental health 
from a rational scientific perspective.

4. Understand issues of environmental justice and its effect 
on specific races and cultures.

5. Address environmental topics from the perspective of 
multiple demographic worlds, with an emphasis on lesser 
developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

6. Relate the history of environmental issues to the 
development of current legislation has been shaped from past 
practices.

7. Discern scientific information from skewed portrayals of 
politically charged environmental topics in the media.

8. Quantify and describe how human interactions with the 
environment affect both ecosystems and human health.

9. Identify and propose solutions to current environmental 
health problems.

10. Examine relevant issues in environmental health from a 
rational scientific perspective to a broad audience using 
scientific data.

11. Compare issues of global environmental justice and its 
effects in both developed and developing nations.

12. Evaluate environmental topics in the media using evidence 
based resources (scientific data).

Topic 1: Introduction to EHS

Topic 2: Human Population Growth

Topic 3: Evolution of Species
 
Topic 4: Ecosystems

Topic 5: Biomes and Ecosystems

Topic 6: Conservation

Topic 7: Air Quality

Topic 8: Energy

Topic 9: Water Resources

Topic 10: Food Security

Topic 11: Toxicology

Topic 12: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” Each
 student is responsible to inform themselves about those standards before 
 performing any academic work.