ENV 305-Environmental Health 3(3,0):

This course is designed for students pursuing careers in environmental studies and/or health professions. This course introduces students to environmental affects to human health. The ecological position of human populations within the global ecosystem will be presented along with human populations with the local environment. Impacts of natural environmental factors and pollutants on human health will be explored including case studies. Subjects to be addressed will include effects of natural carcinogen, ultraviolet light, invertebrate disease vector, epidemiology, ecotoxicology, density-dependent disease transmission, food supply health, and water supply quantity and quality. Prerequisites: Instructor permission and sophomore standing.

Current syllabus (pdf file).

Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station

Managed By:
South Carolina State University

Funded By:
Department of Energy
USDA Forest Service and
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Walmart State Giving Program

Director:
Denise S. Grant, PE

Office Phone: 803 536-8859
Office email