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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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EEPS 497 001 (CRN: 26910)
CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT, & HEALTH
Long Title: CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructor: Dee, Sylvia
Meeting: 9:10AM - 10:50AM W (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 2
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 2:50AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: This course explores the direct and indirect mechanisms through which climate change and environmental stressors impact human population health and well-being. Using Houston and the broader Texas region as a regional case study, students will examine how environmental hazards—including heat stress, extreme precipitation, air pollution, and shifting vector habitats—disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.
The course introduces students to environmental health fundamentals, climate and environmental risk mapping, environmental justice frameworks, and modern data integration techniques. Through hands-on analysis of remote sensing, weather and climate, climate model, and public health datasets, students will learn to identify climate change and environmental drivers of disease and evaluate scalable, community-centered solutions. Designed as an interdisciplinary offering, this course integrates perspectives from Earth science, biosciences, kinesiology/public health, and the social sciences. Recommended Prerequisite(s): EEPS 107, HEAL 372 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 497 if student has credit for EEPS 697.