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Students enrolling in the Palmer University Environmental Health
Science and Protection program must complete the criteria below. Our unique and flexible
program encourages and supports students to complete lower and upper level requirements
simultaneously.I. Core Areas: Every student must complete separate courses in
the following core areas.
- Epidemiology
- Statistical Methods
- Toxicology
II. Related Areas: Students must have obtained basic
understanding in the following areas. Specific units are not prescribed.
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Health Management
- Environmental Law and Public Policy Development
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Communication
III. Technical Areas: Each student must complete in depth study
in at least four of the following technical areas and be exposed to a majority of the
following topics:
- Air Quality Control (Indoor and Outdoor)
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Environmental Health Planning (Land Use, Transportation,
Energy, Urban Development and Resource Conservation)
- Environmental Microbiology
- Food Protection
- Global Environmental Health (Including Population Control)
- Housing
- Hazardous Materials
- Hydro-geology
- Industrial Hygiene
- Injury Prevention
- Institutional Health (Including Infection Control and
Infectious Waste)
- Noise Control
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Radiation Health (Ionizing and Non-Ionizing)
- Recreational Environmental Health
- Soils
- Solid Waste Management
- Vector Control
- Wastewater
- Water Quality
- Water Supply
IV. Field Experience and Problem Based Learning:
Palmer University encourages students to
contact the local Health Department and volunteer their services. Credit for Field
Practicum or equivalent experience should encompass a minimum of 180 clock hours. Students
should be exposed to field equipment, data collection and data interpretation. From this
experience students should be able to develop problem solving skills, learn to work as a
team and gain an understanding of organizational dynamics.
V. Background
Areas:
Basic Sciences: These courses are the same offered
to basic science majors.
- Biological Sciences with Laboratories (to include
microbiology) – one year or equivalent.
- Chemistry with Laboratories (General and Organic) –
one year or equivalent.
- Physics – One-halt year or equivalent.
- Basic Science Electives – One and one-half years or
equivalent.
Communication: One year or equivalent
minimum selected from the following areas. Technical Writing and courses emphasizing
interpersonal skills are strongly recommended:
- Computer Skills
- Public Speaking
- Written Composition
Mathematics:
- Pre-Calculus (Calculus recommended)
General Education (Humanities and Social
Sciences) These courses are at the introductory level and intended to "broaden"
and provide understanding of values and a historical perspective critical to self and
society:
- Anthropology
- Art
- Drama
- Economics
- Human Relations
- Literature
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Direct questions to
the Palmer University Staff at
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