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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