MSPH course descriptions

   
 

 

EH 201 Principles and Methods of Environmental Health. Environmental health practice in relation to the prevention and control of diseases.

 

EH 202 Environmental Health Practice. Problems of water supply and waste disposal, milk and food sanitation, solid waste management, control of vectors of diseases, atmospheric pollution control, radiological health, housing and emergency sanitation. Practice is provided in conducting community sanitary surveys and inspection.

 

EH 204 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis. Principles of instrumental techniques for chemical analysis of environmental samples (air, water, sediment, etc.).

 

EH 205 Biological Aspects of Water Supply and Water Pollution.  The role of biological processes in taste and odor production in water, natural purification of streams, in sewage and industrial waste treatment processes. Practice is provided in biological water quality testing including recognition of important species of algae and protozoa in water.

 

EH 207 Fundamentals of Environmental Toxicology. Elements in the transport and fate of toxic substances in environmental compartments and the mechanisms of human exposure to these toxicants.

 

EH 208 Air Pollution Epidemiology. Application of epidemiological principles and methods for determining effects of air pollution on human health. 48 hours (16 hours lecture, 32 hours lab.) 2 units.

EH 211 Hazardous and Toxic Waste Management. Strategies and approaches to waste management, identification of health hazards associated with improper disposal of waste and their control.

 

EH 212 Introduction to Environmental Health Impact Assessment. Principles, concepts and strategies of health impact assessment.

 

EH 214 Environmental Health Service for Emergencies. Planning and management of environmental health services for disasters.

 

EH 215 Environmental Health Policy. Elements, processes and approaches in the development of environmental health policy.

 

EH 216 Introduction to Environmental Health Economics. Principles and methods in the economic valuation of environmental pollution.

 

Biostat 201 Fundamentals of Biostatistics I. Collection, presentation and elementary analysis of data.

 

Epi 201 Principles of Epidemiology. Ecology of human diseases and epidemiologic methods.

 

OH 203 Industrial Toxicology. Entry, action and elimination or detoxification of toxic substances. Design of toxicity experiments, dose and effect relationships. Toxicity of chemicals.

 

OH 204 Environmental Physiology. Physiological responses of man to various stresses in the environment.

 

OH 205 Environmental Pollution. Causes and effects of pollution.

 

OH 207 Health Maintenance in the Workplace. Health surveillance, health promotion and maintenance in a workplace.

 

OH 211 Industrial Safety. Fundamentals and principles of safety in industry.

 

PH 201 Man, Health and the Environment I. The dynamic interrelationships between man and the environment as these affect health.

 

PH 205 Environmental Epidemiology. Principles and methods of epidemiology applied in the identification and prevention of environmental problems.

 

PH 206 Occupational Epidemiology. Epidemiologic principles and methods to assess health risks at the workplace

 

Biostat 206 Research Methods I. Principles of field investigation; sampling methods in the study of health problems of human populations.

 

HPAd 201 Principles of Health Administration.  Theoretical framework in planning and managing the health system.

 

 

 

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