The Environmental Health Science Department comprises 15 permanent and adjunct faculty members, 4 administrative and technical staff members, approximately 20 graduate students, and approximately 75 undergraduate students. Teaching and research expertise in the department includes toxicology, microbiology, exposure assessment, epidemiology, and quantitative risk assessment.

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Course Listings and Syllabi

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Syllabi are listed by prefix. The most current version was given by the faculty of the college. There is no room to list all possible instructors of the courses, so please feel free to contact current or future instructors for their syllabi. This site may only be updated periodically.

Public Health

PBHL 3100. Introduction to Public Health. 3 hours.
PBHL 7560. Internship in Public Health. 1-9 hours.
PBHL 7800. Capstone Project in Public Health. 1-9 hours.
PBHL 8100. Current Topics in Public Health. 3 hours.
PBHL 8200. Seminar in Public Health. 1 hour.
PBHL 8165. Public Health Communication. 3 hours.
PBHL 8260. Global Perspectives on Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases. 3 hours.

Biostatistics

BIOS 2010-2010L. Biostatistics for Public Health Sciences. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
BIOS 7010. Introductory Biostatitics I. 3 hours.
BIOS 7020. Introductory Biostatistics II. 3 hours .
BIOS 7100. Biostatistical Applications for the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries. 3 hours.
BIOS 8110. Categorical Data Analysis. 3 hours.
BIOS 8900. Special Topics in Biostatistics. 3 hours.
BIOS 8910. Problems in Biostatistics. 1-3 hours.

Environmental Health Science

EHSC 2020. Orientation to Environmental Health Science. 1 hour.
EHSC 3060. Introduction to Environmental Health Science. 3 hours.
EHSC 3080. Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Engineering. 3 hours.
E HSC 3260 . Shelter and Institutional Environments. 2 hours.
EHSC 3590-3590L. Urban Entomology. 4 hours.
EHSC 3700. Special Problems in Environmental Health Science. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
EHSC 3800. Environmental Health Seminar. 1 hour.
EHSC 3910. Internship in Environmental Health Science. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
E HSC 4050-4050L . Biomonitoring: Freshwater Invertebrates. 4 hours.
EHSC 4060/6060. Ecotoxicology. 3 hours.
EHSC 4080/6080. Environmental Air Quality. 3 hours.
EHSC 4090/6090. Emerging Technologies: Bioremediation. 3 hours.
EHSC 4100/6100-4100L/6100L. Industrial Hygiene. 3 hours.
EHSC 4150/6150. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management. 3 hours.
EHSC 4250/6250. Environmental and Public Health Law. 3 hours.
EHSC4310/6310 - 4310L/6310L. Environmental Microbiology. 4 hours.
EHSC 4320/6320-4320L/6320L. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point in the Food Industry. 3 hours.
EHSC 4350/6350-4350L/6350L. Environmental Chemistry. 3 hours.
EHSC 4400/6400. Environmental Issues in the Developing World. 3 hours.
EHSC 4490/6490. Environmental Toxicology. 3 hours.
EHSC 4610/6610. Water Pollution and Human Health. 3 hours.
EHSC 4700/6700. Genetic Applications in Environmental Health . 3 hours.
EHSC 6010. Proseminar in Environmental Health. 1 hour.
EHSC 7000. Master's Research. 1-12 hours.
EHSC 7005. Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours.
EHSC 7060. Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science. 3 hours.
EHSC 7200. Laboratory Health and Safety. 3 hours.
EHSC 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours.
EHSC 7510. Fundamentals of Chemical & Microbial Risk Assessment . 3 hours.
EHSC 8100. Current Topics in Environmental Health Science. 1-3 hours.
EHSC 8120. Roles and Responsibilities of Environmental Policy Makers. 2 hours.
EHSC 8150. Environmental Health Seminar. 1 hour.
EHSC 8220-8220L. Predictive Toxicology Using Mathematical Models. 4 hours.
EHSC 8310. Advanced Topics in Aquatic Microbiology, Health and the Environment. 3 hours.
EHSC 8400. Occupational and Environmental Diseases. 3 hours.
EHSC 8510. Environmental Risk Assessment and Communication. 3 hours.
EHSC 8550. Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. 3 hours.
EHSC 8610. Aquatic Toxicology. 3 hours.
EHSC 8630-8630L. Quantitative Ecological Toxicology. 4 hours.
EHSC 8710. Issues in Biosafety and Biosecurity. 2 hours.
EHSC 8800. Special Problems in Environmental Health Science. 1-3 hours.
EHSC 8930. Chemical Toxicology. 3 hours.
EHSC 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-12 hours.
EHSC 9005. Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours.
EHSC 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 hours

Epidemiology

EPID 4070. Introduction to Epidemiology. 3 hours.
EPID 5040/7040. Nutritional Epidemiology.
EPID 7010. Introduction to Epidemiology. 3 hours.
EPID 8200. Molecular Epidemiology. 3 hours.
EPID 8300. Epidemiology of Aging. 3 hours.
EPID 8900. Special Topics in Epidemiology. 3 hours.
EPID 8910. Problems in Epidemiology. 1-3 hours. 3 hours.

Gerontology

GRNT 6010. Biogerontology. 3 hours.
GRNT 4700/6700. Psychology of Aging. 3 hours.
GRNT 5266/7266. Death, Dying, and Bereavement. 3 hours.
GRNT 6000. Seminar in Aging. 3 hours.
GRNT 6390. Service Learning with the Elderly. 3 hours.
GRNT 6650. Aging in Society. 3 hours.
GRNT 6700. Psychology of Aging. 3 hours.
GRNT 8000. Advanced Topics in Gerontological Research and Theory. 3 hours.
GRNT 8010. Advanced Topics in Gerontology Practice. 3 hours.
GRNT 8200. Public Health and Aging. 3 hours.
GRNT 8950. Seminar in Gerontology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.

Health Administration

HADM 5350/7350. Disaster Training for Health Care Professionals. 3 hours.
HADM 7100. Current Topics in Health Policy and Management. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
HADM 7230. Ethical Issues in Research. 2 hours.
HADM 7350. Disaster Training for Health Professionals. 3 hours.
HADM 7400. Public Health, Law, and Society. 3 hours.
HADM 7610. Health Economics. 3 hours.
HADM 7700. Public Health and Healthcare Ethics. 3 hours.
HADM 8310. Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics Evaluations. 3 hours.
HADM 8400. Advanced Topic in Health Policy. 3 hours.
HADM 8600. Introduction to Health Policy and Management. 3 hours.
HADM 8900. Special Topics in Health Administration. 3 hours.
HADM 8910. Problems in Health Administration. 3 hours.

Health Promotion and Behavior

HPRB 1710. Health and Wellness. 3 hours.
HPRB 1850. Contemporary Issues in Health. 2 hours.
HPRB 2420. Health Education in Early Childhood Education. 2 hours.
HPRB 3020. Introduction to Health Promotion and Education. 3 hours.
HPRB 3150. Issues in Women's Health. 3 hours.
HPRB 3190. Advanced First Aid. 3 hours.
HPRB 3210. Issues in Health Consumerism and Self-Care. 3 hours.
HPRB 3450. Practicum in Health Education. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
HPRB 3460. Practicum in Health Promotion. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
HPRB 3700. Community Health. 4 hours.
HPRB 3750. Foundations of Injury Prevention. 3 hours.
H PRB 4000/6000. Special Problems in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
HPRB 4400. Health Promotion Program Development. 4 hours.
HPRB 4450/6450. Occupational Safety. 3 hours.
HPRB 4610/6610. Health Communication. 3 hours.
HPRB 5060/7060. Educational Strategies in Human Sexuality. 3 hours.
HPRB 5160/7160. Special Topics in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
HPRB 5210/7210. The Effects of Drug Use and Abuse. 3 hours.
HPRB 5460. Student Teaching in Health Education. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
HPRB 5560. Field Experience in Health Promotion. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
HPRB 6420. Health Education in Early Childhood Education. 2 hours.
HPRB 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
HPRB 7005. Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
HPRB 7070. Program Planning in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 3 hours.
HPRB 7150. Research Methods in Health and Human Performance. 3 hours.
HPRB 7170. Aging and Health. 3 hours.
HPRB 7200. Women in Health and Illness. 3 hours.
HPRB 7270. Resource Development and Program Implementation in Health Promotion and Education. 3 hours.
HPRB 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
HPRB 7370. Social Marketing of Health: Theory and Process. 3 hours.
HPRB 7400. Worksite Health Promotion. 3 hours.
HPRB 7460. Student Teaching in Health Education. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
HPRB 7470. Program Evaluation in Health Promotion and Health Education. 3 hours.
HPRB 7500. Community Health Promotion. 3 hours.
HPRB 7560. Field Experience in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
HPRB 7650. Applied Project in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
HPRB 7700. Analysis and Prevention of Injury and Violence. 3 hours.
HPRB 7920. Health Behavior. 3 hours.
HPRB 8000. Directed Study in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-6 hours.
H PRB 8410. Human Ecology of Health and Illness. 3 hours.
HPRB 8420. Theory and Research in Health Behavior. 3 hours.
HPRB 8430. Intervention and Evaluation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 3 hours.
HPRB 8990. Research Seminar in Health Promotion and Behavior. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 5 hours credit.
HPRB 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
HPRB 9005. Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
HPRB 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 30 hours credit.
HPRB 9630. Critique of Literature in Health Promotion and Behavior. 3 hours.