| Course Title: Introductory Topics in Environmental Studies: 'Introduction to Environmental and Public Health' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| 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): II - Math & Sciences , 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 |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 306 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 48 | Enrollment: 48 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Environmental Health From Global to Local Author: Frumkin, Howard Copyright: 2016 Edition: 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: The college has unlimited access to the electronic version of this textbook (ISBN: 9781118988060 for the electronic version) so you have the option of using the electronic version, using the print copy available through course reserves (4 hour check out) or purchasing a print copy. Links to all readings will be posted on Moodle. |