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ENV H 111 Exploring Environment and Health Connections (3) I&S Keifer
Introduction to environmental health concepts. Examines current events to illustrate and better appreciate the relationship between environment and health and to explore whether an environmental condition is or is not an important threat to health. Emphasizes the roles of environmental scientists and related professionals. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description:
Matthew C. Keifer
ENV H 205 Environmental Health in Film (2) I&S Luchtel
Viewing and discussion of popular films that explore issues in environmental health. After viewing films, a discussion follows focusing on the ethical, legal, social, and scientific issues raised by the films. Intended for UW freshmen and sophomores from all backgrounds who may have an interest in majoring in Environmental Health. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Daniel L Luchtel
ENV H 311 Introduction to Environmental Health (3) I&S/NW Treser
Relationship of people to their environment, how it affects their physical well-being and what they can do to influence the quality of the environment and to enhance the protection of their health. Emphasis on environmental factors involved in transmission of communicable diseases and hazards due to exposure to chemical and physical materials in our environment. Offered: ASp.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Treser
ENV H 405 Toxic Chemicals and Human Health ([0-3]-,max. 3) Gallagher, Kavanagh
Examines the basic principles of toxicology and the effects of chemicals on human health. Includes mechanisms; dose/response relationships; toxicity testing, disposition in the body; modifiers of response; chemicals and cancer; birth defects; exposures in the home, workplace, and environment; and risk assessment and government regulation. Prerequisite: 2.0 in BIOL 220; either 2.0 in CHEM 224, 2.0 in CHEM 239, or 2.0 in CHEM 337. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Cindy R. Moore
Gail I. Greenwood
Steven G. Gilbert
Terrance J Kavanagh
ENV H 417 Non-Ionizing Radiation and Electrical Safety (2) Yost
Introduction to health hazards from UV, optical laser hazards, infrared radiation, radio-frequency radiation, heat stress, electrical shock, electric and magnetic fields. Application of current standards for these physical agents. Emphasis on occupational hazards with additional discussion of environmental exposures where appropriate. Offered: odd years; W.
Instructor Course Description:
Michael G. Yost
ENV H 431 Environmental and Occupational Sampling and Analysis I (3) NW Fenske
Laboratory and lecture on sampling. Field and laboratory analysis of chemical and physical agents found in the occupational and ambient environments. Prerequisite: either a CHEM 162 or CHEM 164; PHYS 116/119; ENV H 311. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description:
Richard A. Fenske
ENV H 432 Environmental and Occupational Sampling and Analysis II (4) NW Simpson
Laboratory and lecture on sampling. Field and laboratory analysis of chemical and physical agents found in the occupational and ambient environments. Prerequisite: ENV H 431. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
David A Kalman
ENV H 433 Environmental and Occupational Sampling and Analysis III (4) NW Meschke, Roberts, Shin
Laboratory and lecture related to the evaluation of water quality. The identification and analysis of microorganisms in water, food, and air. Prerequisite: ENV H 431; MICROM 301. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 440 Water, Wastewater and Health (3) Meschke, Shin
Review of water supply, water quality, and water/wastewater treatment as they relate to human health. Includes water law and regulations, source water protection, basic treatment technologies for water and waste, chemical and microbial contaminants, and recreational water. Prerequisite: ENV H 311. Offered: A.
ENV H 441 Food Protection (3) Easterberg
Study of identification and characteristics of chemicals and biological agents implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks and conditions or circumstances by which food contamination occurs. Examination of food protection activities conducted by local and state government at the retail level. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in CHEM 155, or 2.0, 2.0 in CHEM 162, or a 2.0 in CHEM 164; 2.0 in MICROM 302. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Easterberg
ENV H 442 Vector Control (3) Treser
Study of the impact and control of rodents and arthropod vectors of disease, including consideration of economic poisons used, their regulation, and safety measures. Prerequisite: 2.0 in BIOL 220. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Treser
ENV H 445 Solid Waste Management (3) Busch
Examination of the public health, environmental, economic, and materials conservation aspects of solid wastes management; amounts and sources of solid wastes, waste reduction and recycling, methods of storage, transportation and disposal, integrated waste management, identification of present problems and future needs. Prerequisite: 2.0 in CHEM 155, 2.0 in CHEM 162, or a 2.0 in CHEM 164; either 2.0 in MATH 124, 2.0 in MATH 127, 2.0 in MATH 134, or 2.0 in MATH 144; recommended: PHYS 115. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 446 Hazardous Waste Management (3) Kissel
Characterization of hazardous wastes and introduction to pertinent federal and state regulations. Discussion of exposure pathways and description of management options at pre-generation, pre-release, and post-release stages. Emphasis on public health significance. Supplemented with case studies. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in CHEM 155, 2.0 in CHEM 162, or a 2.0 in CHEM 164; either 2.0 in MATH 112, 2.0 in MATH 124, 2.0 in MATH 127, 2.0 in MATH 234, or 2.0 in MATH 144; recommended: MATH 125, CHEM 224, PHYS 115. Offered: W.
ENV H 448 Community Air Pollution (3) Vedal
Offers a comprehensive overview of community air pollution including: air pollution sources, chemistry, and meteorology; human health and environmental effects; global warming; air quality standards, monitoring, control, and management; indoor air; and local air quality management. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Sverre Vedal
ENV H 449 Health Effects of Air Pollution (2) Koenig
Structure and function of the respiratory system and the changes that may be produced by specific air pollutants, such as ozone, SO2 and fine particles. Air quality criteria and the economic costs of disease are discussed. Several classroom demonstrations. Offered: even years; W.
Instructor Course Description:
Jane Q Koenig
ENV H 451 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the transmission of infectious microorganisms by air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides an introduction to environmentally transmitted pathogens, and discusses factors affecting their environmental fate, transport, and persistence. Offered: A.
ENV H 452 Detection and Conrol of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the detection and control of infections microorganisms in air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides a discussion on sample collection, processing and detection for infectious microorganisms. Provide coverage of engineered controls and disinfection/decontamination processes for infectious microorganisms. Recommended: ENV H 451. Offered: W.
ENV H 453 Industrial Hygiene (3) Morgan
Introduction to the principles and scientific foundation of industrial hygiene. Examines the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of work place hazards to health and safety. Focuses on the first three functions, but includes some consideration of control methods. Prerequisite: BIOL 200; CHEM 224; either PHYS 116 or PHYS 123. Offered: A.
ENV H 457 Industrial and Environmental Noise (3) Neitzel, Seixas
Survey of industrial and community noise problems, including sources, effects, measurement, control, and legislation. Prerequisite: 2.0 in PHYS 115. Offered: even years: Sp.
ENV H 460 Organization and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs (3) Gleason
Explores industrial organization and methods of integrating safety and industrial hygiene programs with industrial operations. Investigates issues related to industrial safety and health such as responsibility for safety, dependency on safe practice, and hierarchy of prevention. Offered: A.
ENV H 461 Air Pollution Control (4) Pilat
Fundamental concepts of air pollution. Emission sources, atmospheric dispersion, ambient concentrations, adverse effects, governmental regulations, emission standards, air-quality standards, processes and equipment for controlling emissions. Offered: jointly with CEE 490; A.Sp
ENV H 462 Technical Aspects of Occupational Safety (3) Gleason
Reviews federal OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and state WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Heath Act) standards. Explores the impact of these regulations on industry, particularly construction. Upon completion of the course, students receive an OSHA 510 30-hour Construction Safety and Health certification. Offered: W.
ENV H 471 Environmental Health Regulation (3) Treser
Introduction to administrative regulation and process. Authority, jurisdiction, and structure of environmental control programs and agencies; the regulatory process; agency acquisition and retention of information; administrative actions; enforcement of environmental health laws; major statutes and cases affecting programs. Prerequisite: ENV H 482. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Treser
ENV H 472 Environmental Risk and Society (3) I&S Fenske
Examines scientific determinations of environmental risks and explores how such determinations are evaluated by affected communities and society. Employs risk analysis to integrate technical knowledge in hazard identification and exposure assessment to provide a more rational basis for environmental policies. Role of public participation in risk-based decision making discussed. Offered: A.
ENV H 473 Community Responses to Environmental Health Hazards (5) I&S/NW Osaki, Treser
Explores the way various government programs are established, organized and operated to control environmental health risks in the United States. Discusses aspects of the law that impact regulation of environmental health hazards. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Treser
ENV H 480 Environmental Health Problems (*, max. 6) Treser
Individual projects involving library, laboratory, or field study of a specific environmental health problem. Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 482 Environmental Health Internship (2-15, max. 15) Treser
Assignment to an environmental health or environmental protection agency for supervised observation and experience in environmental health technology, program planning and utilization of community resources. Prerequisite: 2.5 in ENV H 311. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
Instructor Course Description:
Charles D Treser
ENV H 490 Community Air Pollution (3) NW Kalman,Vedal
Fundamental concepts of ambient and indoor air pollution, focusing on air quality issues affecting public health. Discusses sources of air pollution, building dynamics, microenvironments and activity patterns, biological air contaminants, community air pollution issues, management strategies, and monitoring and modeling skills. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Sverre Vedal
ENV H 497 Environmental Health Special Electives (*)
Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 499 Undergraduate Research (*)
Individual research on a specific topic in environmental health upon which specific conclusions, judgments, or evaluation can be made or upon which facts can be presented. Offered: AWSpS.
Instructor Course Description:
Elaine M. Faustman
ENV H 511 Environmental and Occupational Health (1-3, max. 3) Daniell
Effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents, embracing the community and workplace environments. Current issues, using specific cases from recent literature as basis for classroom discussion and written assignments. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
William E Daniell
ENV H 512 Waste Management, Recycling, and Pollution Control (3) De Walle
Survey of selected technological components of environmental health infrastructure via lecture and weekly field trips to full facilities. Sites visited vary year to year, but may include paper and steel plants using reclaimed feedstock, cement kiln using waste as supplemental fuel, municipal wastewater treatment facility, and steam generation plant.
ENV H 513 Basic Concepts in Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenomics (3) Eaton, Thummel
Addresses current DNA sequencing and genotyping approaches, and basic concepts of pharmacogenetics and toxicogenomics. Emphasis placed on applications of genomic technologies to the understanding of "gene-environment interactions" that cause diseases of public health importance, including cancer, chronic neurological diseases, and adverse drug reactions. Prerequisite: GENET 372 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with PGH/PCEUT 513.
Instructor Course Description:
David L Eaton
ENV H 514 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology I (3) Xia
Major topical areas in human and environmental toxicology, including the biochemical, cellular, and physiological mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxic responses; the toxicology of the major classes of chemicals; principles of toxicity testing; interpretation of toxicological data. Prerequisite: BIOL 212, BIOC 440, or permission of instructor. Offered: A.
ENV H 515 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology II (3) Kavanagh
Major topical areas in human and environmental toxicology, including the biochemical, cellular, and physiological mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxic responses; the toxicology of the major classes of chemicals; principles of toxicity testing; interpretation of toxicological data. Prerequisite: BIOL 212, BIOC 440, or permission of instructor. Offered: W.
ENV H 516 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology III (3) Costa
Major topical areas in human and environmental toxicology, including the biochemical, cellular, and physiological mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxic responses; the toxicology of the major classes of chemicals; principles of toxicity testing; interpretation of toxicological data. Prerequisite: BIOL 212, BIOC 440, or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 517 Children's Environmental Health (3) Burbacher
Discussion of environmental health issues as they pertain to children's health. Includes historical perspective of public health research and policies directed at protecting children's health and emerging scientific and public health issues such as childhood exposure to mercury and pesticides, childhood asthma, cancer, and environmental justice. Offered: Sp.
Instructor Course Description:
Thomas M Burbacher
ENV H 518 Environmental Health Regulation I (0/2, max. 2) Treser
Introduction to administrative regulation and process. Examines authority, jurisdiction, and structure of environmental control programs and agencies; the regulatory process; agency acquisition and retention of information; administrative actions; enforcement of environmental health laws; major statutes and cases affecting programs. Offered: AWSp.
ENV H 519 Environmental Health Regulation II (0/2, max. 2) Treser
Introduction to administrative regulation and process. Examines authority, jurisdiction, and structure of environmental control programs and agencies; the regulatory process; agency acquisition and retention of information; administrative actions; enforcement of environmental health laws; major statutes and cases affecting programs. Offered: AWSp.
ENV H 531 Neurotoxicology (3) Costa
Advanced discussions of the principles and methodological approaches to neurotoxicology (including behavioral toxicology), classes of neurotoxic agents, types and mechanisms of neurotoxic effects, as well as the role of neurotoxicology in toxicology and public health. Prerequisite: ENV H 514, ENV H 515, ENV H 516 or ENV H 405 or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; W.
ENV H 532 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology (2) Faustman
Investigates chemicals that can induce adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes. Discussion topics include identification and characterization of specific classes of toxic agents, mechanisms of action of these agents at the molecular and cellular level, and risk assessment and regulatory issues. Prerequisite: ENV H 514 and ENV H 515 or ENV H 405 or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; S.
Instructor Course Description:
Elaine M. Faustman
ENV H 533 Molecular Toxicology (2) Gallagher
Advanced discussion of molecular mechanisms whereby chemical, physical, and biological agents produce their harmful effects on biological tissues. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with PHCOL 533; odd years; W.
Instructor Course Description:
Evan P Gallagher
ENV H 535 Inhalation Toxicology (3) Koenig, Luchtel
Advanced course on the toxicology of air pollutants and the response of the respiratory system to inhaled gaseous and particulate toxicants. Issues and concepts covered include biology of the respiratory system, exposure technology, experimental design and methodological issues, health effects of air pollutants, and regulatory aspects. Prerequisite: ENV H 514-516, or ENV H 405 or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; A.
Instructor Course Description:
Jane Q Koenig
ENV H 537 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems (3) Storch
Description of manufacturing systems. Includes discussion of current trends in manufacturing, especially lean principles. Introduces process flow analysis, manufacturing organizations including job-shop, assembly lines, and group technology, manufacturing inventory philosophies (just-in-time, MRP, OPT), work environment, and work simplification. Offered: jointly with IND E 537; A.
ENV H 541 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the transmission of infectious microorganisms by air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides an introduction to environmentally transmitted pathogens, and discusses factors affecting their environmental fate, transport, and persistence. Offered: A.
ENV H 542 Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the detection and control of infectious microorganisms in air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides a discussion on sample collection, processing, and diction for infectious microorganisms. Provides coverage of engineered controls and disinfection/decontamination processes for infectious organisms. Offered: W.
ENV H 543 Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (3) Kissel, Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the principles of quantitative risk assessment as applied to infectious microorganisms. Covers hazard identification, exposure assessment, health effects assessment, risk characterization, and risk communiation. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 545 Water, Wastewater and Health (4) Meschke, Shin
Review of water supply water quality, and water/wastewater treatment as they related to human health. Includes water law and regulations, source water protection, basic treatment technologies for water and waste, chemical and microbial contaminants, and recreational water. Offered: A.
ENV H 546 Pesticides and Public Health (3) Fenske, Keifer
Examines health risks and benefits associated with pesticide use in the United States and internationally; reviews exposure, toxicity, epidemiology, and regulation of pesticides, focusing on populations such as workers and children; discusses benefits derived from vector control, food production, and food preservation. Offered: odd years; W.
ENV H 548 Community Air Pollution (3) Vedal
Offers a comprehensive overview of community air pollution including: air pollution sources, chemistry, and meteorology; human health and environmental effects; global warming; air quality standards, monitoring, control, and management; indoor air; and local air quality management. Prerequisite: SPH graduate student or permission. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 549 Human Factors in Engineering Design (3) Johnson
Engineering considerations of the abilities and limitations of the human aspect in the design of operational systems and components. Functional, psychological, physiological, and environmental considerations. Covers traditional human factors material with a project-based focus/emphasis. Offered: jointly with IND E 549; Sp.
ENV H 550 Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Analysis (2) Luchtel
Sample preparation methods, principles and practical aspects of light microscopy (bright-field, phase, differential interference, polarizing, and confocal), electron microscopy (transmission, scanning, electron diffraction, and energy dispersive x-ray analysis), photographic and digital imaging, computerized image analysis techniques. Student research project required. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
ENV H 551 Principles of Human Exposure Science (3) Yost
Examination of the scientific principles and methods used to characterize human exposures to environmental disease agents, discuss sources and pathways of exposure, use of standard factors, analytical approaches for exposure data, exposure biomarkers, and the energetics of physical agents and injuries. Prerequisite: CHEM 162; MATH 124. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description:
Michael G. Yost
ENV H 552 Environmental Chemistry of Pollution (4) Kalman, Liu
Chemical and physical processes determining distribution and fate of chemical hazards, detection of low levels of hazardous compounds, and environmental evaluation and prediction. Fundamental chemical concepts and measurable properties of individual compounds to interpret and relate measurements. Prerequisite: admission to graduate program or permission of instructor. Offered: W.
ENV H 553 Environmental Exposure Monitoring Methods (4) Fenske, Morgan, Simpson
Provides an in-depth understanding of current monitoring methods for occupational, residential, and community exposures to hazardous chemical agents. Examines the technical basis for sampling strategies and sampling and analytical methods for chemicals in air, water, food, soil and food, and for biological markers of exposure and effect in humans and other biota. Prerequisite: ENV H 453 or permission of instructor. Offered: W.
ENV H 555 Instrumental Methods for Industrial Hygiene Measurement: Laboratory (3) Morgan, Simpson, Yost
Utilizes typical instrumental techniques and analytical methods for the evaluation of potential occupational exposures. Prerequisite: ENV H 453 and ENV H 553 or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 556 Quantitative Occupational Exposure Analysis (3) Seixas
Exploration of industrial hygiene data to understand nature of airborne exposures in the occupational environment, and their interpretation for human health. Focus on reading and discussion of primary exposure assessment literature and statistical analysis of real dataset. Prerequisite: one quarter of statistics or biostatistics and basic industrial hygiene. Offered: odd years; W.
ENV H 557 Exposure Controls (3/4) Yost
Presents engineering concepts for selecting exposure controls for chemical, physical, and biological agents. Topics include regulatory mandates, hazard rating strategies, protective clothing, respiratory protection, chemical safety management, building ventilation, local exhaust ventilation, chemical and biohazards controls, airflow measurements, and ventilation troubleshooting. Offered: even years, W.
Instructor Course Description:
Michael G. Yost
ENV H 559 Applied Occupational Health and Safety (3) Camp, Johnson
Application of occupational safety and health principles. Student teams perform evaluations, assess production methods/processes and exposures, health and safety procedures and programs, and develop engineering and administrative controls. Students perform on a consulting project with a local company including budgeting, project reporting, and presentation. Offered jointly with IND E 567 and NSG 505. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 560 Organizing and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs (4) Gleason
Explores industrial organization and methods of integrating safety and industrial hygiene programs with industrial operations. Investigates philosophic issues related to industrial safety and health such as responsibility for safety, dependency on safe practice, and hierarchy of prevention. Contains numerous case problems and student involvement opportunities. Offered: jointly with NSG 506; A.
Instructor Course Description:
Richard Gleason
ENV H 562 Technical Aspects of Occupational Safety (3) Gleason
Reviews federal OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and state WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act) standards. Explores the impact of these regulations on industry, particularly construction. Upon completion of the course, student receive an OSHA 510 30-hour Construction Safety and Health certificate. Offered: jointly with NSG 507; W.
Instructor Course Description:
Richard Gleason
ENV H 564 Recognition of Health and Safety Problems in Industry (2) Camp, Seixas
Develops skills in occupational health and safety hazard recognition in a variety of important northwest industries. Focuses on process understanding and hazard recognition skills during walk-through inspections of several local facilities, stressing a multidisciplinary approach. Offered: jointly with IND E 564.
ENV H 566 Introduction to Ergonomics (3) Johnson, Stewart
Basic principles of ergonomics in work environment applied to problems of worker and management. Topics include measurement of physical work capacity, problems of fatigue and heat stress, applied biomechanics, worker-machine interactions and communication, design of displays and controls. Prerequisite: basic human physiology or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with IND E 566/NSG 508; W.
ENV H 567 Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (2) Xia
Lectures/presentations of biochemical and molecular basis of carcinogenesis induced by environmental agents, including approaches to identification of carcinogens. Role of cell proliferation and cell death (apoptosis) in cancer formation and cancer treatment. Molecular mechanisms that regulate proliferation and apoptosis. Prerequisite: ENV H 516, ENV H 405, or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with PHCOL 567; even years, A.
Instructor Course Description:
Zhengui Xia
ENV H 568 Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (2) Di Giacomo, Roberts
Application of molecular typing techniques to study of microbial pathogens to increase understanding of epidemiology of infectious diseases. Brief review of molecular biology. Evaluation of methods used in outbreaks and epidemics reported in literature. Prerequisite: ENV H 511 or ENV H 512 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with EPI 568/PABIO 568; W.
ENV H 569 Occupational Biomechanics (4) Johnson
Lectures and laboratories address human occupational biomechanical and physiological limits and measurement, analysis, and modeling techniques that are used by ergonomists for design of safe, healthful, and productive physical work. Prerequisite: ENV H 566 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with IND E 569; even years, Sp.
ENV H 570 Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (3) Checkoway
Research in occupational and environmental determinants of disease. Defining exposed populations, characterizing exposure levels, estimating disease risks relative to exposure. Cohort, case-control, cross-sectional designs for various health outcomes. Applications to exposure standard setting and risk assessment. Prerequisite: EPI 511 or EPI 512, EPI 513 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with EPI 570; Sp.
ENV H 571 Neuroepidemiology and Environmental Risk Factors (3) Kukull
Focus on neurologic diseases and etiology. Presentation of descriptive epidemiology, clinical features, and risk factors, including stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and other disorders. Discussion of NIH grantsmanship. Guest experts present some topics. Recommended: EPI 511 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with EPI 571; odd years; W.
ENV H 572 Environmental Risk and Society (3) Fenske
Examines environmental health risk assessments and explores how such assessments are viewed by affected communities. Reviews scientific risk assessment methods, risk perception, risk communication, and public participation processes. Examines the influence of advocacy and special-interest publications on risk assessment debates. Offered: W.
Instructor Course Description:
Dennis J Shusterman
ENV H 573 Methods and Issues in Using Biological Measurements in Epidemiologic Research (3) Schwartz
Introduction to use of measurements from biological specimens in epidemiologic studies. Prepares epidemiology and laboratory science students for conduct of interdisciplinary human studies. Evaluation of biomarkers, preliminary studies, methodologic issues, quality control. Brief review of molecular biology. Applications and current literature discussed. Prerequisite: EPI 511 or EPI 512. Offered: jointly with EPI 573; W.
Instructor Course Description:
Stephen Marc Schwartz
ENV H 574 Probabilistic Exposure Analysis (3) Kissel
Examination of probabilistic (in contrast to deterministic) approaches to prediction of human exposure to environmental contaminants including explicit separation of population variability from uncertainty due to ignorance. Discussion of data needs, pitfalls, policy ramifications, and current state of development and regulatory acceptance. Examples from real world. Student project required. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 576 Clinical Occupational Medicine (2) Van Hee
For clinicians in training, comprehensive overview of occupational disease principles, occupational history-taking, and the provider's role in workers' compensation. Epidemiologic evidence and pathophysiologic basis for occupational diseases reviewed, emphasizing organ system approach to diagnosis and management. Prerequisite: occupational medicine or preventive medicine residents/fellows, nursing students, or permission of instructor. Offered: S.
ENV H 577 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards (3/4) Faustman
Examines context, methodologies, data, uncertainties, and institutional arrangements for risk assessment. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to identification, characterization, and control of environmental hazards to health emphasized through didactic and case studies. Offered: jointly with CEE 560/PB AF 589; A.
ENV H 580 Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Seminar (1, max 6)
Presentation of current environmental and occupational health research and issues. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSp.
ENV H 581 Environmental Health Reading (1)
Critical reading of selected basic and applied research publications on environmental health problems and programs.
ENV H 582 Environmental Health Reading (1)
Critical reading of selected basic and applied research publications on environmental health problems and programs.
ENV H 583 Environmental Health Reading (1)
Critical reading of selected basic and applied research publications on environmental health problems and programs.
Instructor Course Description:
Matthew C. Keifer
ENV H 584 Occupational and Environmental Health: Policy and Politics (3) Camp, Silverstein
Provides an understanding of the policy process and policy issues in occupational and environmental health and safety, including exploring the relationships between science, values, and politics in the process of setting public policy. Offered: W.
ENV H 590 Selected Topics (1-6, max. 20)
In-depth study of an current environmental health topic.
Instructor Course Description:
Michael G. Yost
William E Daniell
ENV H 591 Current Topics in Toxicology (1, max. 6)
Provides in-depth examination of current topics in environmental and occupational toxicology taken from journal articles and seminars. Consists of presentations led by outside speakers, students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty. Students expected to participate actively in-discussion. Assigned weekly readings given according to the schedule of seminar speakers and topics.
ENV H 592 Current topics in Occupational Health Sciences (1/3) Yost
Weekly discussion of current research on a broad range of topics relevant to occupational and environmental health including exposure assessment, occupational epidemiology, occupational hygiene, and control of environmental hazards. Presentations and discussion sessions designed to help students organize and prepare a critical analysis of research findings. Credit/no credit only. Offered: A.
Instructor Course Description:
Michael G. Yost
ENV H 593 Current Topics in Risk Assessment (1, max. 6) Faustman
Examines current topics in risk assessment and risk communication with a focus on issues in environmental health. Consists of presentations led by students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. Students expected to participate actively in discussion. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSp."
Instructor Course Description:
Elaine M. Faustman
ENV H 594 Current Topics in Environmental Health (1, max. 2)
Critical review and discussion of current scientific literature of particular relevance to the Environmental Health program. Primary presentations rotate among faculty and students. Credit/no credint only. Offered: W.
ENV H 595 Research Rotation (3, max. 9)
Research laboratory rotation for pre-doctoral graduate students. Students commit at least 10 hours per week to a laboratory research project aimed at introducing the student to current methods of laboratory research, and to familiarize the student with specific faculty research interests. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of program director.
ENV H 596 Current Issues in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2, max. 12) Kaufman
Interdisciplinary seminar on current and emerging topics in the practice of environmental and occupational health. Faculty- and student-led presentations with an interdisciplinary focus, including occupational hygiene, nursing, and medical issues. Prerequisite: environmental health graduate student, occupational health nursing student, or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with NURS 580; AWSp.
Instructor Course Description:
Joel D. Kaufman
Sverre Vedal
ENV H 598 Degree Program Project/Portfolio (1-9-, max. 18)
Supervised project work on a topic related to student's concentration in graduate study that results in a paper. Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 599 Field Studies (2-6, max. 6)
Assignment to an environmental research or service program to develop field research and evaluation skills. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 600 Independent Study or Research (*)
Prerequisite: permission of departmental adviser. Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 700 Master's Thesis (*)
Prerequisite: permission of departmental adviser. Offered: AWSpS.
ENV H 800 Doctoral Dissertation (*)
Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: permission of departmental adviser. Offered: AWSpS.
