Course Description
The fundamentals of environmental health (EH), covering energy and ecosystems, air and water pollution, toxic effects of pollution, pollution control, food and agriculture, environmental justice, and consequences of human activities on natural systems. Global issues in EH are compared from multiple demographic and cultural perspectives.
Athena Title
Intro Environ Health Science
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EHSC 3060
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. Understand how humans interact with the environment and the effects of such interactions on both ecosystem and human health. 2. Discuss the importance of environmental preservation from several cultural perspectives within the United States and from developed nations vs. underdeveloped nations. 3. Comprehend general concepts in the control of environmental health problems. 4. Discuss relevant issues in environmental health from a rational scientific perspective. 5. Understand issues of environmental justice and its effect on specific races and cultures. 6. Address environmental topics from the perspective of multiple demographic worlds, with an emphasis on lesser developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. 7. Relate the history of environmental issues to the development of current legislation that has been shaped from past practices. 8. Discern scientific information from skewed portrayals of politically charged environmental topics in the media. 9. Quantify and describe how human interactions with the environment affect both ecosystems and human health. 10. Identify and propose solutions to current environmental health problems. 11. Examine relevant issues in environmental health from a rational scientific perspective to a broad audience using scientific data. 12. Compare issues of global environmental justice and its effects in both developed and developing nations. 13. Evaluate environmental topics in the media using evidence- based resources (scientific data).
Topical Outline
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
Syllabus