Prerequisites: college-level biology and chemistry or instructor's permission. The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the basic principles of toxicology. Humans are exposed to a variety of dangerous substances through occupational and environmental exposures. In order to interpret the public health implications of these exposures one must have a good understanding of how these compounds get into the body, how they are processed in the body, and how they damage particular organ systems. To accomplish this, students will gain practical knowledge of the workings of specific organ systems and will be able to identify particular environmental chemicals and their mechanisms of action that underlie organ toxicity. This information will be conveyed through lecture material and reinforced by relevant readings, in-class discussion, and additional assignments that are focused on ensuring that the toxicological topics are further evaluated and considered in the context of current environmental and human health concerns and do not simply exist as standalone facts.

Surveys the general principles and practices of environmental health risk assessment for toxic exposures in the environment and interactions with other factors contributing to human health risks. A variety of case studies will be used to demonstrate the basic methods and results of risk assessment, including estimation/evaluation of potential risk based on empirical evidence (e.g., laboratory animal studies, epidemiological studies), hazard and dose-response assessment for regulatory decisions, and uncertainty analysis and risk communication. Students will be introduced to and use key tools used in quantitative risk assessment.

Prerequisites: Students should have taken BIOS 500 and EPI 530. It is preferred that students also take BIOS 501 or BIOS 591P. Students should be comfortable using R. While not required, it is preferable that students take BIOS 544 concurrently or prior to taking this course. In the Methods for Environmental Mixtures course, students will learn the importance of evaluating environmental exposures as mixtures, as well as an overview of selected environmental mixture methods and data analysis techniques commonly used in public health research. This course focuses on developing an understanding of when to use a specific method, the pros and cons of different approaches, and hands-on applications of environmental mixture methods in R. The course is an elective that is open to second year MPH students and PhD students. It is required that students bring their laptops to class.

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 final presentation that provides an oral overview of their proposed ILE.

Pre-requisites: GEH, GH, and GLEPI students may not enroll unless with departmental permission.

The overarching objective of GH 500 is to equip students with critical perspectives and resources that they will need as public health professionals and global citizens in our increasingly inter-connected and interdependent world. The course introduces students to: (1) fundamental cross-cutting themes that contextualize contemporary global health issues; and (2) selected health topical areas such as maternal and child health, pandemics, and non-communicable diseases. The course provides an overview of the past, present, and expected future directions of global health.