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  • 3.00 Credits

    Discusses occupational safety and health for environmental management. Prepares students for future health and safety laws and regulation, training requirements, and the hierarchy of safety control. Covers management of a safety program, risk assessment, OSHA compliance, and development of a safety culture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Meets the requirements for the OSHA 40 hour training. Includes personal protection, identifying hazardous materials, spill control, and incident management. Completers may obtain OSHA certification for handling hazardous materials.. Course fee of $28 for materials applies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENVT 1110 and CHEM 1215 and University Advanced Standing. Studies basic laboratory and environmental field techniques used by labs working on environmental projects and in sampling programs within the field. Covers lab safety, sample analysis, quality control, manuscript preparation, and instrumentation. Includes opportunities for undergraduate research. Course lab fee of $70 for supplies/materials/lab applies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1010 and CHEM 1110 recommended. Addresses environmental health issues for multiple environmental-related degree programs. Benefits students pursuing careers in nursing, biology, and other related fields. Examines infectious and non-infectious diseases, vectors and their control. Discusses the fundamentals of environmental health, water and wastewater management, population pyramid and associated environmental concerns in developed and developing nations. Includes topics of solid and hazardous waste management, recreation safety, air quality and environmental regulations.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Explores the career opportunities in environmental areas for students in environmental careers. Covers resumes, letters of inquiry, networking, interviews, and other methods of job seeking.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005. An introductory course for majors and non-majors. Covers basic topics such as soil classification, soil-water relations, fertility, soil strength, and soil conservation. Offers important background information for those involved in pollution prevention and remediation, environmental monitoring, and home gardening. Course lab fee of $38 applies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing (BIOL 1010 and CHEM 1210 Recommended). Discusses the history, scope, and importance of environmental toxicology and the toxicokinetic of pollutants in living organism when exposed. Reviews dose response relationships and the role of regulatory toxicology when creating exposure limits for toxicants in the workplace. Examines the fate and movements of toxicants in different compartments in the environment. Provides a knowledge base that is beneficial to environmental health and safety managers and students pursuing careers in nursing, biology, and other related fields.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1210 and University Advanced Standing. Covers identifying and analyzing the major pollutants and parameters related to water quality and remediation. Provides basic training to remediate and mitigate the potential contamination of water sources and how to treat and manage wastewater (i.e. primary treatment, biological treatment, and chemical treatment processes).Course lab fee of $32 applies for field excursions and supplies.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing, (CHEM 1220 and 1225), and [(PHYS 2010 and 2015) OR (PHYS 2210 and 2215)]. ENVT 3300 recommended.. Pre- or Corequisite(s): To ensure safety and ability to perform lab analysis, the sampling course (ENVT 3300) is suggested as a pre- or corequisite.. Provides an understanding of general microbiology tailored to the needs of earth scientists, environmental scientists, water managers, public health workers, and environmental managers. Discusses the role microorganisms in global biogeochemical cycles, nutrient and energy resources, and the impacts of microbial activities on the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Links impacts of microbial activities to water quality, wastewater treatment, agriculture, environmental change, and others. Course lab fee of $25 applies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 (ENGL 2010 recommended), and University Advanced Standing.. Covers the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. Reviews the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Superfund law, DOT regulations, and OSHA regulations.