Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

SOSC 314 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Department: Social Sciences Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: An overview of environmental health issues including discussion of basic research methods; illnesses caused or exacerbated by environmental exposures; environmental justice; and the role of research in driving effective policies to protect public health. The course includes numerous guest lectures by area researchers, clinicians, and policy makers; a bus tour featuring disproportionately affected neighborhoods, air pollution monitoring stations and "green" initiatives; student presentations on issues of special interest; and critical reading of seminal environmental health studies. Cross-list: ENST 314.