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Special Studies Seminar in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Provides a platform for faculty, students and invited speakers to present seminars dealing with occupational and environmental hygiene professional practice and research. Provides examples of various occupational/environmental settings and associated worker hazards. Serves to integrate various courses taken as part of the online master’s in OEH program and to familiarize students with state-of-the art professional practice procedures and guidelines. Provides a venue for master’s students to present their final essays.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss current issues in occupational safety and health/occupational and environmental hygiene.
- Discuss workplace risk management approaches including regulatory, engineering, and behavioral/risk communication options.
- Describe the strengths and weaknesses of various methodological approaches used in the practice of occupational and environmental hygiene.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 90% Quizzes
Enrollment Restriction
Registration restricted to students enrolled in the part-time MS OEH program.
This course is presented monthly throughout the academic year; however, students don’t officially enroll until Term 4.