ENPH 110 Introduction to Environmental Health (3 crs)

• A basic understanding and interest in science is recommended prior to enrollment in this course. Wellness for one credit.

Health-oriented problems in the environment with attention directed to air and water pollution, solid waste, housing, occupational health and safety, food sanitation, animal zoonoses, ecology of health and disease, radiological health, energy, and global environmental health.

Attributes: LE-K1 Natural Sciences, LE-R3 Civic and Environmental Issues

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 291 Special Topics (1-3 crs)

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

A variable content course consisting of topics of special interest to students and faculty that are not covered in other environmental health courses.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1-3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 324 Radiation, Air Pollution and Health (3 crs)

Prerequisite: CHEM 109 or CHEM 115. No credit if taken after ENPH 322 or ENPH 422.

Examines the fundamentals, human health implications, and safety practices related to ionizing radiation from radioactive materials. Examines the fundamentals, human, and environmental health consequences of air pollution, along with mitigation strategies.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 364 Occupational Safety Management (3 crs)

• Access to computer with Internet access, some familiarity with Internet use, some familiarity with workplace safety issues. No credit if taken after ENPH 495 the spring of 2001.

Recognition and control of safety hazards in various workplaces, basic safety theory, applicable health and safety regulations, and ethical obligations. Behavioral change techniques. Opportunity for students to research specific workplace settings and issues.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 395 Directed Studies (1-3 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing

Consent: Department Consent Required

For the student who wishes to pursue a defined, organized study of an environmental public health topic under the direction of a faculty member.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

ENPH 397 Student Academic Apprenticeship (1-2 crs)

Prerequisite: Limited to environmental public health majors.

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

Experience for qualified students to facilitate teaching and learning in ENPH courses. Students develop and enhance knowledge in ENPH and their abilities to communicate that knowledge to other students.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits

Grading Basis: S/U Only Grade Basis

ENPH 399 Independent Study (1-3 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum junior standing.

Consent: Department Consent Required

An opportunity for students to pursue an environmental research topic of their choice in collaboration with a faculty mentor.

Repeat: Course may be repeated

ENPH 432 Preparation for Practicum (2 crs)

Prerequisite: Limited to environmental public health majors. Minimum junior standing.

An interactive course covering expectations during practicum, presentations on various areas of environmental health practice, opportunities for shadowing, preparation of resumes, practice interviewing.

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 435 Practicum in Environmental Public Health (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 432. Minimum junior standing.

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

A full-time supervised 10-week internship experience in an approved governmental agency, industry, or consulting company.

Attributes: LE-I1 Integration, Service-Learning, Full 30 Hours

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 441 Water and Wastewater (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 110; BIOL 111 or BIOL 151; and CHEM 104 or CHEM 109 or CHEM 115 or consent of instructor. ENPH 641A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

• ENPH 641A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Investigative procedures, sampling techniques, analysis and treatment of water and wastewater. Emphasis on water pollution, aquatic nuisances, drinking water quality, on-site waste disposal, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, private wells, and groundwater contamination.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

ENPH 443 Microbial Safety of Food (4 crs)

Prerequisite: BIOL 250, BIOL 306, or BIOL 361 or concurrent registration in any of these three courses. No credit if taken after ENPH 442.

Principles of food microbiology including common foodborne pathogens, strategies to protect the food supply, environmental sanitation, regulations, and HACCP. Environmental sampling of food and milk, common laboratory tests.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

ENPH 445 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 645A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

•Dual-listed with ENPH 645. ENPH 645A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Examination of the generation, use, handling, and storage of solid waste, and of materials posing significant chemical, biological, and radiological risks to health. Several field trips will supplement in-class learning.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 460 Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 110 and MATH 246.

The recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological and ergonomic stresses that may cause sickness or impaired health to employees or residents of the community.

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 476 Vector-Borne Disease Control (3 crs)

Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least one of the following courses or consent of instructor: BIOL 151, BIOL 214, BIOL 221, BIOL 250. ENPH 676A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

• Dual listed with ENPH 676. ENPH 676A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Vector-borne disease health effects, identification of vectors and pests, and approaches for preventing vector-borne disease globally, nationally and regionally.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 490 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3 crs)

Prerequisite: BIOL 221 or 111, ENPH 110 or 210, CHEM 325 or consent of instructor. ENPH 690A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

• Dual listed with ENPH 690. ENPH 690A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Examination of the principles, theories, and applications of human environmental toxicology through investigation of chemical, cellular, physiological, environmental, and ecological levels. Introduction to contemporary health risk assessment methods.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 491 Special Topics (1-3 crs)

Consent: Instructor Consent Required

A variable content course consisting of advanced topics of special interest to students and faculty that are not covered in other environmental health courses.

Repeat: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 1-3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 495 Directed Studies (1-3 crs)

Consent: Department Consent Required

Permits the student to pursue a defined organized study of a problem in an intensive way under the direction of a department of public health professions staff member.

Repeat: Course may be repeated

ENPH 499 Independent Study (1-3 crs)

Prerequisite: Minimum senior standing.

Consent: Department Consent Required

An opportunity for senior students to pursue an environmental topic of their choice. A detailed project report will be required.

Repeat: Course may be repeated

ENPH 641 Water and Wastewater (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 110; BIOL 111 or BIOL 151; and CHEM 104 or CHEM 109 or CHEM 115 or consent of instructor

Investigative procedures, sampling techniques, analysis and treatment of water and wastewater. Emphasis on water pollution, aquatic nuisances, drinking water quality, on-site waste disposal, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, private wells, and groundwater contamination.

Attributes: MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

ENPH 641A Water and Wastewater (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 110; BIOL 111 or BIOL 151; and CHEM 104 or CHEM 109 or CHEM 115 or consent of instructor. ENPH 641A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

• ENPH 641A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Investigative procedures, sampling techniques, analysis and treatment of water and wastewater. Emphasis on water pollution, aquatic nuisances, drinking water quality, on-site waste disposal, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, private wells, and groundwater contamination.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering, MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 2

Lab/Studio Hours: 2

ENPH 645 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management (3 crs)

• Dual-listed with ENPH 445.

Examination of the generation, use, handling, and storage of solid waste, and of materials posing significant chemical, biological, and radiological risks to health. Several field trips will supplement in-class learning.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

ENPH 645A Hazardous and Solid Waste Management (3 crs)

Prerequisite: ENPH 645A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

•Dual-listed with ENPH 645. ENPH 645A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Examination of the generation, use, handling, and storage of solid waste, and of materials posing significant chemical, biological, and radiological risks to health. Several field trips will supplement in-class learning.

Attributes: Field Trip(s) Required, MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 676A Vector-Borne Disease Control (3 crs)

Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least one of the following courses or consent of instructor: BIOL 151, BIOL 214, BIOL 221, BIOL 250. ENPH 676A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

•Dual listed with ENPH 676. ENPH 676A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Vector-borne disease health effects, identification of vectors and pests, and approaches for preventing vector-borne disease globally, nationally and regionally.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering, MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 676 Vector-Borne Disease Control (3 crs)

Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least one of the following courses or consent of instructor: BIOL 151, BIOL 214, BIOL 221, BIOL 250

Vector-borne disease health effects, identification of vectors and pests, and approaches for preventing vector-borne disease globally, nationally and regionally.

Attributes: MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only

ENPH 690A Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3 crs)

Prerequisite: BIOL 221 or 111, ENPH 110 or 210, CHEM 325 or consent of instructor. ENPH 690A is available only to students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Accelerated Program.

•Dual listed with ENPH 690. ENPH 690A students must complete additional graduate-level work as specified in the course syllabus.

Examination of the principles, theories, and applications of human environmental toxicology through investigation of chemical, cellular, physiological, environmental, and ecological levels. Introduction to contemporary health risk assessment methods.

Attributes: Undergraduate/Graduate Offering, MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Lecture/Discussion Hours: 3

Lab/Studio Hours: 0

ENPH 690 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (3 crs)

Prerequisite: BIOL 221 or 111, ENPH 110 or 210, CHEM 325 or consent of instructor.

Examination of the principles, theories, and applications of human environmental toxicology through investigation of chemical, cellular, physiological, environmental, and ecological levels. Introduction to contemporary health risk assessment methods.

Attributes: MPH Flat Rate Tuition, Special Course Fee Required

Grading Basis: A-F Grades Only