Environmental Epidemiology.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: EPID 571 and BIOS 543 with a minimum grade of B. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students. Students will gain an understanding of epidemiologic methods specific to Environmental Health. The course provides a conceptual framework for the study of health effects in populations resulting from exposure to physical, chemical, and biological agents. This includes the contribution of health effects of water and air pollution, radiation threats and exposures, social, economic, and cultural factors (e.g., urbanization, transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, energy production) related to those exposures. The goal of this course is for students to develop a current understanding of the relationships between environmental exposures and health outcomes through the use of epidemiologic methods and provides the opportunity for students to focus in-depth on a particular area of interest.