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Environmental Health Sciences Courses (ENH)
ENH 600. Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences.-This introductory course is designed to teach public health graduate students the fundamental concepts of environmental health science, the scientific research methods used to study the interaction between human health and the environment, and basic issues in the management of occupational and environmental health problems. Prerequisites: Admission into the MPH program or permission of instructor. College level biology and/or chemistry strongly recommended. 3 hours (Garfinkel)
ENH 601. Environmental Chemistry.-Chemical concepts applied to pollutant behavior in biosphere; absorption, leaching, evaporation. Mechanisms of chemical modification in environmental, photochemical processes, redox systems, hydrolysis; metabolic transformation of selected pesticides, air contaminants, and hazardous chemical wastes are also discussed. Prerequisite: General Chemistry and Calculus recommended. 3 hours
ENH 602. Environmental Management.-Comprehensive introduction to environmental management, with emphasis on environmental health issues. Cases from both U.S. and international settings. Key topics include air and water contamination, hazardous materials, ozone depletion, climate change, risk perception, risk management, environmental communication, environmental regulation, and recent strategies for environmental management. 3 hours
ENH 603. Management of Occupational Health and Safety Programs.- Provides an overview of management principles as they relate to occupational safety and industrial hygiene, emphasizing the development of the "soft" skills. It provides management training as well as communication techniques for illustrating and justifying changes that are technically sound. The course will review theoretical and practical principles of managing safety and industrial hygiene programs. Real world examples are used to support management theories.3 hours
ENH 610. Environmental Disasters.-Examines the worldwide problem of toxic disasters, particularly those involving invisible agents (chemicals, infectious disease agents, radiation). Theory, case studies, field experience, and current scientific research are reviewed, and the public health, environmental, human services and public policy implications of toxic disasters are discussed.
ENH 621. Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene.-Chemical, physical and other hazards and stresses found in the work environment. Recognizing potential hazards by understanding industrial processes, toxicity of environmental contaminants, and occupational disease processes. Study design and preparation for field evaluation, conduct of industrial hygiene surveys, and interpretation of survey results. 3 hours. (Williams)
ENH 622. Industrial Hygiene Application for Hazardous Substances.-This course covers industrial hygiene aspects of hazardous waste operations, and the regulatory aspects of those operations. Students will gain knowledge of the OSHA and EPA regulations related to health and safety issues and will learn about personal safety equipment and techniques, administrative controls, and hazardous waste sampling. Prerequisite: ENH 621 or equivalent. 3 hours (Oestenstad)
ENH 624.Control of Occupational Hazards.-Importance of engineering controls in reducing occupational health hazards. Substitution of less toxic substances, modification of work processes, and design of local exhaust ventilation systems; proper selections and use of personal protective equipment, especially respirators, also considered. 3 hours (Oestenstad)
ENH 625. Industrial Hygiene Case Studies.-Integrates students' basic knowledge through consideration of real work-place situations. Step-by-Step analysis of case reports covering occupational health problems in representative industrial situations. Sequential presentation of overview of working conditions, survey strategies, interpretation of results, and recommendations. Prerequisite: ENH 624. 3 hours (Oestenstad)
ENH 626. Physical Agents.-Sources, effects, and control of occupational and environmental noise, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and temperature extremes. Review of exposure standards and introduction of measurement equipment and techniques. 2 hours (Norman/Richard)
ENH 630. Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries.- Environmental hygiene and health problems involving poverty and poor sanitation. History of the sanitation movement in western and northern hemispheres; programs aimed at control of diseases. 3 hours.
ENH 636. Evolutionary Medicine (also BY 426 and 626).- This course explores the relatively recent and rapidly expanding field of evolutionary or Darwinian medicine, which takes an evolutionary approach to issues related to human health and disease,( i.e., a synthesis of evolution and health sciences). The course is designed as a broad overview of a number of topics, including infectious diseases and the arms race between pathogen and host, genetic diseases, aging, nutrition, cancer, reproductions and development, and behavioral and mental disorders. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 3 hours. (Kraus)
ENH 650.Essentials of Environmental and Occupational Toxicology and Diseases.-Serves as introductory graduate level course that focuses on multiple aspects of toxicology and disease processes associated with environmental and occupational exposures. Students learn basic terminology and concepts of environmental and occupational toxicology as well as occupational and environmental disease recognition, management and prevention. Emphasis is on scientific foundations rather than on addressing topical issues. The general course orientation is towards basic principles, organ system physiology, diseases and prevention. 5 hours.
ENH 651. Risk Assessment of Environmental Hazards.-Biochemical mechanisms, use of computers to attain toxicity information and preparation of health hazard assessments. Prerequisite: ENH 650. 3 hours
ENH 660. Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution.-An integrated introduction to air and water pollution, including its sources, transport, and effects. Focus will be on measurement and characterization of air pollution and the bio-assessment of water quality. Regulatory control of pollutants and the technical aspects of engineering controls will also be given emphasis. 3 hours (Lungu/Doeller)
ENH 661. Air Sampling and Analysis.-This course and its associated laboratory are designed to provide the master's student with a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of air sampling for contaminant gases, vapors, and suspended particulate material. Prerequisite: A basic understanding of chemistry and physics. It is also suggested that ENH 621 be taken prior to or concurrent with this course. Co-requisite: ENH 662 must be taken concurrently with ENH 661. 3 hours
ENH 662. Air Sampling and Analysis Lab.-Air sampling analysis lab. Co-requisite: This lab must be taken concurrently with ENH 662. 1 hour
ENH 670.Fundamentals of Occupational Safety.-Basic principles of safety and loss control; emphasis on prevention of losses of people, property, and products in work place. Developing competence in human-factors engineering, fire prevention, physical and behavioral science, product safety, and science of accident prevention. 3 hours
ENH 680. Field Interdisciplinary Studies.-Field trips to industries throughout Alabama to observe processes and interact with other occupational health personnel. Seminars held with occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, and safety and ergonomics students to exchange information on latest developments in each field. Prerequisite: ENH 621 or Permission of Instructor. 1 hour (Maples)
ENH 681. Interdisciplinary Worksite Evaluations.-To assist students in developing critical thinking and analytical skills, provide them with experience in applying discipline-specific knowledge in a broad occupational health and safety context, and provide experience in working in interidisciplinary teams. The course consists of an overview of survey methodology and information sources, with emphasis on job safety analysis, a review of the occupational site or process to be evaluated and a report of the identified hazards and recommended controls. 2 hours (Maples)
ENH 691. Industrial Hygiene Seminar.-Development of communication skills through objectively reviewing scientific literature; presentations and summaries of research or professional activities. 1 hour (Maples)
ENH 695. Environmental Health Sciences Seminar.-Weekly seminar series of Environmental Health Sciences faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and invited guest lecturers. All PhD candidates in Environmental Health Sciences are required to attend all of the seminars. 1 hour.
ENH 697.Internship.-Field experience under joint direction of a public health faculty member and qualified specialist working in selected aspects of public health. Pass/No Pass. 3, 6, 9 hours
ENH 698. Master's Directed Research, Environmental Health.-Independent study with guidance of appropriate faculty. Letter grade. 1 - 9 hours
ENH 699.Project Research, Environmental Health - Research for project under direction of research project committee. Letter grade. 1 - 9 hours
ENH 700. Scientific Basis of Environmental Health.- This is an overview course that is intended to provide doctoral students with a broad understanding of the scientific principles on which environmental health is based within the context of the interaction of human activities and ecosystems, and the reciprocal impact of those interactions on human health and global ecology. Course will be graded by letter. 3 hours.
ENH 701. Environmental Chemistry.- This advanced course covers physical and chemical processes that determine the dynamic nature of the atmosphere and interrelations with water and soil. It also covers measurement methods and data analysis regarding observed concentrations of many key compounds. The course also covers chemical aspects of current environmental change issues, as well as reviews risk assessment as applied to tropospheric air quality. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisites: ENH 601 is preferred. Other courses emphasizing thermodynamics, kinetics and transport phenomena can be used with permission of instructor. 3 hours.
ENH 702. Advanced Topics in Environmental Management.- Building on ENH 602, this advanced course examines emerging issues and challenges in environmental management and policy. Topics include global environmental threats, ecosystem management, ecological risk assessments, and frameworks for integrating science and public policy. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisite: ENH 602 or permission of instructor. 3 hours.
ENH 705. Special Topics (Readings) in Environmental and Occupational Health.-Following topics taught on request on individual basis. 1 - 3 hours each
Radiological Health (Richard)
Air Pollution
Systems Safety
Advanced Toxicology
Environmental Monitoring
Noise Control
Techniques of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology (Liu)
ENH 710. Grant Proposal Writing in Biomedical Sciences.-This course will train second-year graduate students in the intricacies of writing research proposals in the biomedical sciences. Pass/No Pass. 1 hour (Ruden)
ENH 720. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health I. - The purpose of this course is to provide students with a rigorous background in the principles of biological chemistry and cellular physiology. Students should master and include the application of these principles to research protocols and performance. The knowledge acquired can then be applied to organ-system physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and genomics in ENH 721 and ENH 722. (Course is scheduled with IBS 700). 2 hours
ENH 721. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health II. - The purpose of this course is to integrate the anatomic, physiologic, pathophysiologic and pharmacologic principles of molecular, cellular, whole tissue and organ physiology. The material mastered in this course builds upon the basic principles learned in ENH 720 and will facilitate understanding in genetic-based disorders and genetically generated animal models of disease provided in ENH 722. (Course is scheduled with IBS 701). 8 hours.
ENH 722. Integrated Biomedical Science for Environmental Health III. - The purpose of this course is to integrate the anatomic, physiologic, pathophysiologic and pharmacologic principles of molecular, cellular, whole tissue and organ biology. The material mastered in this course builds upon the principles learned in ENH 721 and will facilitate understanding in genetic-based disorders and genetically generated animal models of disease provided in this course. (Course is scheduled with IBS 702). 3 hours.
ENH 763. Aerosol Technology.-Defines properties and behavior of aerosols from industrial hygiene and environmental perspectives. Reviews fundamental particle descriptions and critical fluid properties affecting particle behavior. Methods of defining particle size and particle behavior. Methods of defining particle size and size distribution and theories of particle kinetics and their application to particle disposition and collection. Prerequisite: ENH 661, ENH 662. 2 hours (Oestenstad)
ENH 764. Signal Transduction in Environmental Health and Toxicology.-To focus on the mechanisms through which many, if not most, toxic agents in the environment, whether natural or manufactured (including the adverse side of pharmaceuticals), alter physiology. Also will focus on the available tools for approaching research problems in this rapidly developing area of investigation. Prerequisites: Graduate level course in biochemistry. 3 hours
ENH 770. Advanced Topics in Environmental Disasters and Public Health.- Examines emerging public health challenges posed by incidents involving chemicals, radiation and biological agents. Students are provided with the opportunity to undertake guided research on current topics in the field and discuss their findings with graduate students and faculty members. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisites: ENH 610 3 hours.
ENH 780. Seminars in Free Radical Biology and Medicine.- This course will consist of research seminars presented primarily by leading national and international scientists working in free radical biology and medicine. These seminars are interactive with questions being asked throughout the presentation. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 1 hour.
ENH 781. Journal Club: Mechanisms of Redox Cell Signaling and Disease.- This course will consist primarily of student presentations of peer-reviewed journal articles, and of their research projects. The overall objective of this course is for the student to develop critical thinking skills in the analysis of published research in an area related to their own dissertation research. Course will be graded as Pass/Fail. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 1 hour.
ENH 782. Free Radical Chemistry and Biochemistry.-This course is for students to gain expertise in the chemical and biochemical reactions of free radicals as they occur in biological systems. Students should be able to critically evaluate the literature with respect to free radical chemistry in biology and medicine, and will be able to correctly employ these basic chemical principles in the experimental design for their own dissertation research. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisite: Completion of first year IBS or CMB or Permission of instructor. 2 hours.
ENH 783. Free Radicals in Health and Disease.-This course is for students to understand the roles that free radicals play in biological systems, both in the maintenance of normal physiology via regulated cell signaling and in contributing to pathology through loss of this regulation. Students should be able to critically evaluate the literature with respect to the roles of free radicals in health and understanding into their own dissertation research. Course will be graded by letter. Prerequisite: Completion of first year IBS or CMB or Permission of instructor. Co-registration in ENH 782 required. 2 hours.
ENH 790. Seminar: Current Topics in Environmental Health Sciences Research.-Interactive forum in which graduate students and faculty discuss dissertation research projects and topics related to the field of Environmental Health Sciences Research through presentation of journal articles. Course is designed to develop oral communication skills for presenting scientific material to peer groups. Presentations by graduate students are followed by discussion and questions. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. Pass/No Pass. 1 hour (Bailey)
ENH 791. Advanced Environmental Health and Toxicology Seminar.-Facilitates critical review of recent referred publications in toxicology and presentations of research data. Students exposed to advanced knowledge and diversified subjects. Prerequisite: ENH 650, ENH 651 or ENH 750 or Permission of Instructor. 1 hour. (Ruden)
ENH 796. Environmental Health Sciences Research.-Lab Rotations. Prerequisites: Required for First and Second Year PhD students in the Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Management and Policy foci. Course will be graded by letter. Permission of instructor required to register. 3 hours
ENH 798. Doctoral Directed Research, Environmental Health.-Independent study with guidance of appropriate faculty. Pass/No Pass.1 - 9 hours
ENH 799. Dissertation Research, Environmental Health.-Research for dissertation under the direction of the dissertation committee. Pass/No Pass.1 - 9 hours.
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