Course Information

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Autumn 2023 | Winter 2024

What is Environmental Public Health? Try one of our intro courses

Exploring Environment & Health Connections (ENV H 111)

How does our environment impact our health? Learn about environmental justice, worker safety, chemical hazards, disasters and climate change, and more.

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Environmental Health in Media (ENV H 205)

Explore environmental factors that affect human health through popular films, including Contagion, WALL-E and Dark Waters.

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Introduction to Environmental Health (ENV H 311)

Learn how air pollution, contaminants in food and water and other hazards can be controlled or prevented to improve health in communities and workplaces.

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Course Offerings

Syllabi posted on this page are for general information purposes only. Information is subject to change. Because the instructor, course content, and course schedule may change, always refer to the course syllabus distributed in class, university course catalog and time schedule for official information regarding current course offerings.

• ENV H 105 Toxic Tales (SPR)
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• ENV H 111 Exploring Environmental & Health Connections (AUT, WIN, SPR - online section)
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• ENV H 205 Environmental Health in Media (AUT, WIN, SPR)
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• ENV H 220 Global Environmental Change and Public Health (WIN)
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• ENV H 305 Environmental Poisons and Public Health (WIN)
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• ENV H 306 Health and Sustainability (AUT)
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• ENV H 310 Green Chemicals, Green Products, Green Processes: Crafting a Less Toxic World - No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 311 Introduction to Environmental Health (AUT, SPR)
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• ENV H 320 Technical Writing in Environmental Health (WIN)
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• ENV H 405 Toxic Chemicals and Human Health (SPR)
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• ENV H 406 Disasters and Public Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 506. Will not be offered in 2023-24.
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• ENV H 409 Microbiome and Environmental Health (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 509
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• ENV H 417 Case Studies in Children's Environmental Health Disparities (SPR)
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• ENV H 418 Understanding and Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change (WIN) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 518
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• ENV H 426 Leadership in Public Health I (AUT) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 526
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• ENV H 427 Leadership in Public Health II (WIN) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 527
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• ENV H 428 Leadership in Public Health III (SPR) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 528
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• ENV H 432 Chemical Sampling & Analysis (SPR)
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• ENV H 433 Microbiological Sampling & Analysis (WIN)
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• ENV H 439 One Health: Human and Animal Health in a Changing Environment (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 539
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• ENV H 440 Water, Wastewater and Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 540 
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• ENV H 441 Food Protection (AUT) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 541
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• ENV H 442 Zoonotic Diseases and Their Control (SPR) 
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• ENV H 443 Housing and Health (AUT)
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• ENV H 444 Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 544 / will not be offered in 22-23
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• ENV H 445 Solid Waste Management (SPR)
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• ENV H 446 Hazardous Waste and Public Health (WIN) --- No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 447 Environmental Change and Infectious Disease (SPR) -- Offered parallel with ENV H 547
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• ENV H 448 Community Air Pollution (WIN) -- Offered parallel with ENV H 548
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• ENV H 451 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 551
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• ENV H 452 Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 552
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• ENV H 453 Industrial Hygiene (AUT)
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• ENV H 460 Occupational Safety Management (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 560 & offered jointly with NSG 506
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• ENV H 461 Air Pollution Control (SPR) -- Offered jointly with CEE 490
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• ENV H 462 Technical Aspects of Occupational Safety (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 562
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• ENV H 465 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 565
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• ENV H 472 Environmental Risk and Society (AUT) 
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• ENV H 473 Environmental Health Policy and Practice (WIN) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 584
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• ENV H 475 Environmental Justice and Population Health (SPR) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 575
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• ENV H 479 Climate Change and Public Health Practice (SPR) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 579
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• ENV H 480 Undergraduate Seminar (AUT)
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• ENV H 482 Environmental Health Internship (ALL)
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• ENV H 490 Selected Topics in Environmental Health
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• ENV H 497 Environmental Health Special Elective (Varies)
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• ENV H 499 Undergraduate Research (ALL)
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• ENV H 501 Foundations of Environmental Health (AUT)
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• ENV H 502 Assessing and Managing Risks from Human Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (WIN)
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• ENV H 503 Adverse Health Effects of Environmental and Occupational Toxicants (AUT)
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• ENV H 506 Disasters and Public Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 406. Will not be offered in 2023-24.
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• ENV H 509 Microbiome and Environmental Health (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 409
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• ENV H 512 Environmental & Occupational Health for Public Health Practitioners (WIN) -- for Online MPH students only
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• ENV H 513 Basic Concepts in Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenomics (WIN) -- Offered jointly with PCEUT 513 & PGH 513, no future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 515 Organ System Toxicology (WIN)
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• ENV H 516 Toxic Agents: Effects and Mechanisms (SPR)
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• ENV H 518 Understanding and Managing the Health Risks of Climate Change (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 418
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• ENV H 521 Effective Communication Strategies for Environmental Public Health Professionals -- No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 526 Leadership in Public Health I (AUT) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 426
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• ENV H 527 Leadership in Public Health II (WIN) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 427
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• ENV H 528 Leadership in Public Health III (SPR) --  Offered in parallel with ENV H 428
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• ENV H 531 Neurotoxicology (WIN, Even Years)
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• ENV H 532 Reproductive & Developmental Toxicology (WIN, Odd Years)
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• ENV H 534 Biochemical Toxicology of the Puget Sound -- No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 536 Health Impact Assessment (SPR) -- Offered jointly with URBDP 536
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• ENV H 537 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems -- Offered jointly with IND E 537 / No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 538 Public Health and the Built Environment (WIN) -- Offered jointly with URBDP 538
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• ENV H 539 One Health: Human and Animal Health in a Changing Environment (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 439
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• ENV H 440 Water, Wastewater and Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 540 
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• ENV H 541 Food Protection (AUT) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 441
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• ENV H 543 Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (SPR)
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• ENV H 544 Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 444 / will not be offered in 22-23
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• ENV H 545 Water, Wastewater, and Health (AUT) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 440 
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• ENV H 546 Hazardous Waste and Public Health - No future offerings currently planned
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• ENV H 547 Environmental Change and Infectious Disease (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 447
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• ENV H 548 Community Air Pollution (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 448
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• ENV H 549 Human Factors in Engineering Design (AUT) -- Offered jointly with IND E 549 & IND E 351 
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• ENV H 550 Occupational and Environmental Disease (SPR)
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• ENV H 551 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 451
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• ENV H 552 Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 452
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• ENV H 553 Environmental Exposure Monitoring Methods (WIN)
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• ENV H 555 Instrumental Methods for Industrial Hygiene Measurement (SPR)
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• ENV H 556 Quantitative Exposure Assessment (next offering AUT24)
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• ENV H 557 Exposure Controls (WIN)
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• ENV H 559 Applied Occupational Health and Safety (SPR) -- Offered jointly with IND E 567 & NSG 505. No future offerings currently planned.
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• ENV H 560 Occupational Safety Management (WIN) -- Offered parallel with ENV H 460 & Offered jointly with NSG 506
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• ENV H 562 Technical Aspects of Safety and Health (SPR) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 462
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• ENV H 563 Health and Safety of Physical Agents (SPR)
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• ENV H 564 Recognition of Health and Safety Problems in Industry (AUT) -- Offered jointly with IND E 564
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• ENV H 565 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health (AUT) -- Offered parallel with ENV H 465
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• ENV H 566 Introduction to Ergonomics -- Offered jointly with IND E 566 & NSG 508. No future offerings currently planned.
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• ENV H 570 Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (SPR) -- Offered jointly with EPI 570
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• ENV H 571 Neuroepidemiology and Environmental Risk Factors (WIN) -- Offered jointly with EPI 571
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• ENV H 573 Methods and Issues in Using Biological Measurements in Epidemiologic Research (AUT) -- Offered jointly with EPI 573
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• ENV H 575 Environmental Justice and Population Health (SPR) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 475
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• ENV H 577 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards (AUT) -- Offered jointly with CEE 560 & PB AF 589
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• ENV H 579 Climate Change and Public Health Practice (SPR) - Offered in parallel with ENV H 479
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• ENV H 580 Environmental Health Seminar (AUT, WIN, SPR)
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• ENV H 583 Thesis Research Proposal Preparation (SPR)
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• ENV H 584 Environmental Health Policy and Practice (WIN) -- Offered in parallel with ENV H 473
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• ENV H 586 Current Issues in Occupational Health at the Human Animal Interface (SPR)
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• ENV H 590 Selected Topics in Environmental Health 
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• ENV H 591 Current Topics in Toxicology (WIN)
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• ENV H 593 Current Topics in Risk Assessment (AUT, SPR)
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• ENV H 595 Research Rotation (All)
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• ENV H 596 Current Issues in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (SPR, SUM) 
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• ENV H 597 Case Studies in Environmental and Occupational Health (AUT, WIN, SPR)
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• ENV H 598 A Degree Program Project/Portfolio -- MS-AT Students (All)
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• ENV H 598 B Degree Program Project/Portfolio -- MS-AOHy Students (All)
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• ENV H 599 B Field Studies -- MPH-OEM Clinic (All) 
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• ENV H 599 C Field Studies -- MS-AOHy Internship (All)
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• ENV H 599 D Field Studies -- MPH-EOH Practicum (All)
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• ENV H 600 Independent Study or Research (All)
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• ENV H 700 Master's Thesis (All)
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• ENV H 800 Doctoral Dissertation (All)
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