Environmental Science Concentration:
Environmental Health
Supporting Department: Allied Health Sciences
Supporting Center: Center for Environmental Health
(College of Agriculture & Natural Resources)
Concentration objectives:
To provide students with a strong foundation in basic biological sciences coupled with a broad understanding of concepts in environmental health. Course work will focus on the etiology of human disease from the standpoint of chemical, radiological and bacteriological environmental exposures via food, water, air, occupation and personal habits (i.e. tobacco). Particular emphasis is placed on cancer and reproductive risks, and epidemiological techniques designed to detect incremental risks associated with environmental exposure.
Required course work:
Group I: Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Choose any TWO, including at least one laboratory (*) course
|
| MCB 200 |
Human Genetics |
| MCB 201 |
Gene Expression |
| MCB 205 |
Human Metabolism and Disease |
| MCB 211 |
Basic Immunology |
| MCB 215* |
Experiments in Molecular Genetics* |
| MCB 229* |
Fundamentals of Microbiology* |
| |
Group II: Animal Science |
Student must pass ALL of the following courses:
|
| AH 221 |
Environment, Genetics, and Cancer |
| ANSC 224 |
Food Microbiology and Safety |
| ANSC 225 |
Environmental Health Field Experience |
| |
Group III: Additional Departments
|
| Choose ONE of the following courses: |
| ANSC 227 |
Food Microbiology Laboratory |
| DGS 222 |
Medical Cytogenetics |
| NUSC 236 |
Principles of Nutrition |
| PVS 200 |
Anatomy and Physiology of Animals |
| PVS 297 |
Principles of Pathobiology |
|
