| Course Title: Introductory Topics in Environmental Studies: 'Introduction to Environmental and Public Health' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course offers a broad introduction to the problems and solutions in the field of environmental and public health. Students will read about and discuss issues that occur in both industrialized and developing countries. Topics include the biological, physical, and chemical agents of environmental contamination; methods used in epidemiology and toxicology to evaluate environmental hazards; policies currently in place to reduce health risks and protect populations from exposure; and emerging global environmental health problems. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Gretchen Peltier | gpeltier@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | CLEV - Cleveland | 003L | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 48 | Enrollment: 34 | Available: 14 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Environmental Health From Global to Local Author: Frumkin, Howard Copyright: 2016 Edition: 3rd Volume: ISBN: 9781118984765 Publisher: Wiley |
Required | 110.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Electronic copies of the textbook are available through course reserve in the library if you rather not purchase a copy |