Prerequisites: at least one GIS class (INFO 530) or equivalent. Geospatial information collected from satellite remote sensing has become a powerful tool in environmental and public health science and policy making. However, public health researchers usually lack training to benefit from this rapidly evolving technology. This computer lab-based course provides students with the theoretical basis and refined understanding of satellite remote sensing technologies, and tools for geospatial data analysis. Students will learn (1) the history, terminology and data structure of both land and atmospheric remote sensing such as those from MODIS and Landsat, and (2) the strategies and techniques to analyze geospatial data in advanced software packages. Various case studies and lab exercises help students overcome the initial hurdle to the effective use of satellite data in land use change and air pollution characterization, climate change and other areas related to public health. The final project allows the students to apply satellite data together with other information to solve a problem of their interest.

Additional in-depth computer exercises to EH 587; must enroll concurrently with EH 587. Enroll in EH 587 first before enrolling in EH 587L.

Various topics by GDEH faculty. Check OPUS/Atlas for current topics and descriptions.

This course introduces basic concepts underpinning research and project design in environmental health. Students will learn of integrative learning experience (ILE) project types in environmental health, identify and/or refine their individual ILE project topics, develop key elements required for proposing work on their project topic, and demonstrate project feasibility by producing preliminary results. Throughout, students will develop and apply their writing skills and participate in providing feedback to peers. By the end of the course, students will submit a full written ILE proposal and a video trailer summarizing their proposed project in visual format.

The course provides a productive, supportive and critical environment for the completion of integrative learning experiences (ILE). EH skills gained during the MPH program are applied and integrated. Students will submit a completed ILE paper that describes the justification, methodologies, findings, and products of their ILE project, as well as a poster presentation that summarizes the highlights of their project.

Pre-requisite: Students must bring thesis or capstone related data to the class.

This course provides a general review of analytic methods commonly used in the analysis of environmental health data with a specific emphasis of areas that will likely be useful to students in the analysis of their thesis or capstone research data. The course consists of interactive discussions focused on how to analyze the data that students will use for their theses/capstones. Additional topics may be discussed based on the particular interests and research activities of the students.

This is a required course for Environmental Health and Global Environmental Health students in their final spring semester who are completing a capstone project for their integrative learning experience (ILE). The course provides a productive, supportive and critical environment for the completion of capstone projects. In addition, the course prepares students, using their capstone project as a platform, with skills needed for successful careers in environmental health. Students will identify topics of interest, engage with scholars and literature on their topic, and through a series of written, poster, and oral presentations, make an original, substantive contribution to the field. Environmental health skills gained during the EH and GEH programs are applied and integrated, including critical thinking on methodological and policy issues surrounding the topical issues presented; effective communication strategies for complex environmental health topics; and applying environmental health theory and principles to practical public health situations and professional practice. Further, students will critically review each other's work with an emphasis on methodological understanding, appropriate assessment of applied and research needs posed by the topic, intended audience, communication methods, and policy concerns.

An Applied Practice Experience (APE) is a unique opportunity that enables students to apply practical skills and knowledge learned through coursework to a professional public health setting that complements the student's interests and career goals. The APE must be supervised by a Field Supervisor and requires approval from an APE Advisor designated by the student's academic department at RSPH.

Pursue a specialized course of study in an area of special interest. Complements rather than replaces or substitutes for course work. ADAP permission only.

Enables students to apply the principles and methods learned in an academic setting through the preparation of a monograph that embodies original research in environmental health and incorporates a proposition that has been successfully evaluated with appropriate statistical techniques and is potentially publishable or has potential public health impact.