Spring 2020 - HSCI 304 D100
Perspectives on Human Health and the Environment (3)
Class Number: 2163
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 17, 2020
Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Cecilia Sierra Heredia
sierrahe@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
Two HSCI 200-level courses, one of which may be taken concurrently.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Environmental risks and their impacts on human health. Chemical and biological hazards. Methodological approaches to their detection, assessment, management, and mitigation.
COURSE DETAILS:
This is an introductory course in the multidisciplinary field of environmental and occupational health. The course will begin by introducing the methods used to study environment-health relationships and to assess and manage environmental risks. The second portion of the course will focus on specific groups of common environmental and/or occupational pollutants and describe their characteristics, sources, routes of exposure, human health impacts, and control strategies.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
· Define key terms and describe methods used in exposure assessment, toxicology, environmental/occupational epidemiology, and environmental risk assessment.
· Interpret scientific literature on environmental/occupational health.
· Describe the direct and indirect human health effects of major environmental agents.
· Specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controllling environmental hazards that pose risks to human health.
Grading
- News Article Summary 5%
- iClicker Responses 10%
- Homework Sets 20%
- Midterm Exam 30%
- Final Exam 35%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Subscription to iClicker
iClicker or app in smartphone
REQUIRED READING:
Essentials of Environmental Health (3rd Ed.) Robert Friis
ISBN: 9781284026337
Registrar Notes:
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