ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE COURSES

STEM 111,112, 211, 212, 311, 312, 411, 412 Seminars credit 1 hr. ea.

A comprehensive discussion of the impact of environmental pollution in the three global life supportzones of water, air, and soil and the resultant adverse health effects. The evolution of environmental health practices throughout antiquity will be discussed. Also included will be safe food and milk products, housing, drinking water, wastewater disposal, recreational areas, pest control, refuse disposal, and air and noise control. Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory period. This course does not count for credit toward the Environmental Health Science major requirements. Sciencemajors should take ESc 141.

ESc 141 Principles of Environmental Health Science credit 4 hrs.

This course for Environmental Health Science (EHS) is a scientific introduction and exposure toknowledge relating to the origins of and methods of addressing concerns within our geological,atmospheric and hydrological environments. Methods and procedures for monitoring and controllingpollution in residential and occupational settings will be explored. Characterization and control of physical, chemical, biological and radiological pollutants to air, water, soil, and food will be presented. A minimum grade of "C" is required in this course before students may enroll in advanced EnvironmentalHealth Science courses. Three 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour laboratory period.

ESc 230 Solid and Hazardous Waste Control credit 3 hrs.

A study of solid and hazardous waste with emphasis on landfill, incineration, composting, and recycling as safe disposal procedures. Topics include: the evolution of solid and hazardous waste management; roles of legislative and governmental agencies; on-site handling, storage and processing;transfer and transport; processing techniques and equipment; recovery of resources, conversion products and energy; safe disposal of solid and hazardous waste and residual material; and planning andmanagement development, selection, and implementation. Additionally, engineering principles will be used to solve waste disposal problems where applicable. Three 1-hour lecture periods. Prerequisites: Bio 148

ESc 331 Air Pollution Control credit 3 hrs.

An overview of current air pollution problems, the chemistry of air pollution and polluted atmospheres,potential human health effects, air pollution control technology, and laws regulating air pollution. Three one-hour periods with a requirement to successfully complete the United States EnvironmentalProtection Agency Air pollution course. Prerequisites: ESc 141 and Math 138.

A study of health and safety in single and multiple living units as well as in Industrial settings. Safetyand healthy use of materials, equipment, and supplies will be analyzed in various residential and occupational settings. Health and safety considerations of personnel and facilities will be revealed and analyzed. Prerequisites: ESc 141, Bio 148and Chem 148

ESc 333 Disease Vectors and Control credit 3 hrs.

A study of the vectors responsible for arthropod-borne diseases of medical and veterinary importance;emphasis is on morphology, natural history, ecology, and behavior of vectors in relation to disease transmission and their control. Three one-hour lecture periods with a requirement to successful complete the U.S. Center for Disease Control Vecterborne Disease Control course. Prerequisites: ESc 141, Bio 148 and Chem 148.

ESc 344 Food and Milk Products Sanitation credit 4 hrs.

A study of the sanitary controls and environmental health practices employed in the production, processing, and retailing of food and milk products. Also included are food sanitation regulation, involving food storage preparation and service. Three 1-hour lecture periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Course requires successful completion of U. S. Centers for Disease Control Foodborne DiseaseControl course. Prerequisite: ESc 141 or permission of the instructor.

Esc 340 Environmental Internship I credit 3 hrs

Each student is required to complete in two consecutive internship courses a minimum of six semester credit hours (6 SCH) and a minimum of 180 clock hours of field training in an appropriate settingapproved by the advisor. Each internship course will count 3 semester credit hours and will require aminimum of 90 clock hours of field internship experience. This experience will primarily be acquiredduring summer months, however the experience may be acquired during the regular academic termonly when the student is able to acquire the minimum number of field clock hours without interruption.The student will apply analytical environmental techniques employed in the chemical and biologicalassessment of environmental quality. Prerequisite: ESc 141 and permission of the advisor.

Esc 341 Environmental Forensics & Analysis credit 4 hrs

This course provides skills and experience in the field of environmental forensics and chemistry. It will provide opportunities for critical assessment and analysis of priority pollutants through techniquessuch as carbon aging, chemical finger prints and physical dispersion. Prerequisite: Chem 148.

ESc 430 Environmental Health Administration credit 3 hrs.

The structure and administration of environmental health organizations with emphasis on the legal andfinancial basis of programs and the management practices utilized in present programs. A senior research paper is required. Three 1-hour lecture periods. Prerequisites: ESc 141, Bio 148 and Chem 148or permission of the instructor.

ESc 434 General Environmental Toxicology credit 3 hrs.

Applications of basic anatomical, biochemical, and physiological principles and assessment of environmental pollutants which potentially can produce health hazards, with approaches towards effectively reducing these threats. Three 1-hour lecture periods. Prerequisites: ESc 141, Bio 148 and Chem 148or permission of the instructor.

ESc 435 Biostatistics credit 3 hrs.

This course will cover the basic principles, methods, logic and language of statistics from a health perspective. Topics include: summary statistics; basic probability; discrete and continuous random variables; sample size determination; distributions (Normal, Poisson, Bionorminal, Hypergeometric); estimation and hypothesis testing and confidence intervals; t-test; Analysic of Variance (AnoVA); simpleand multiple linear regression; correlation. Prerequisite: ESc 141 and Math 138, or permissionof theinstructor.

ESc 436 Epidemiology credit 3 hrs.

Principles of epidemiologic thinking; measures of disease frequency and association, rates, etiology,prevention and control; determinants of disease and distribution factors influencing health and diseasein populations; study design and analysis; indices of disease and health; epidemiologic methods usedin the investigation of health efforts of environmental exposures. Prerequisites: ESc 141 and Bio 148, or permission of the instructor.

ESc 440 Environmental Internship II credit 3 hrs.

This course is a continuation of Esc 340, and all requirements of that course also apply to this follow up course. For example, this 3 SCH course also requires that students taking the course must acquire a minimum of 90 field internship clock hours beyond the 90 hours acquired within the first half of this two-part course. ESc 440 must be taken immediately after taking ESc 340, however the two coursesmay be taken concurrently only when the student is able to acquire all 180 field internship clock hourswithout interruption. Prerequisite: ESc 141 or permission of the instructor.

ESc 441 Research or Directed Individual Study credit 1-4 hrs.

The student may elect to conduct individual research on a specified environmental health problem,including intensive library and laboratory research, under the direction of a faculty member or underjoint direction of a mentor while engaged in on-the-job training in a governmental agency or company. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

ESc 449 Water Supply Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Health credit 4 hrs.

The role of liquid wastes in human health; evaluation of source, treatment, and disposal facilities;and the study of the properties, distribution and utilization of water in natural and man-made systems. Laboratory and field studies are conducted using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.Three 1-hour lecture periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: ESc 141, senior EHSmajor, or permission of instructor.

Source: Benedict College Catalogue, 2007-2009.