Graduate Courses for Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIEH)
Schedule of Classes:
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(Only current and next semester available)
MIEH 600 Foundations of Environmental Health (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed HLTH761. Credit will be granted
for only one of the following: HLTH761 or MIEH600. Formerly HLTH761.
Overview of the chemical, physical and biological hazards present in our
living and working environment and their effects on human health.
Topics include: exposure assessment, industrial hygiene and safety,
pesticides, community and indoor pollution, food-borne diseases, solid
and hazardous wastes, water resources, risk assessement, ecological
issues and environmental laws.
MIEH 710 Major Environmental Pollutants: Formation, Transport, Analysis, and Effects (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600. Recommended: Prior coursework in chemistry and/or
biology.
In-depth study of major contaminants of air, water, soil, and food.
Discussion of various models to estimate continuous concentrations from
discrete point monitors, and the uses and limitations of remote sensing.
Indentification and analysis of disparities in the distribution of
environmental pollutants through written and oral reviews of agents and
environments.
MIEH 720 Principles of Toxicology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600. Recommended: some coursework in chemistry and/or
biology.
Overview of toxicology, including exposure pathways, toxicokinetics,
dermal toxicants, carcinogens, and genetic, reproductive, immuno-,
nuero-, target organs, complex mixtures, structure-activity analysis,
and determinants of hypo- and hyper-susceptibility. Case studies of
global national and regional interest.
MIEH 721 Physiological Toxicology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600 and MIEH620. Recommended: coursework in chemistry,
biology, biochemistry, and genetics.
Emphasis on macromolecular, metabolic, cellular, and physiologic targets
of environmental contaminants and assays to detect toxic effects at
these levels. Discussion of effects of select environmental toxicants in
the context of their disruption of normal processes. Examination of the
design of short-term assays and their desirable features to maximize
usefulness for predicting human disease.
MIEH 722 Laboratory Methods in Environmental Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600. Recommended: Analytical chemistry, microbiology,
biochemistry.
Application of chemical principles to environmental monitoring.
Basic sampling techniques and laboratory tests to determine
chemical and microbiological pollutants in water, air and soil from
field-collected samples.
MIEH 725 Environmental Analysis (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600 and MIEH650. Recommended: MIEH722.
Fundamentals of environmental chemistry and in environmental media
(water, air, soil) and in biota. Theory of sampling, chemical analysis
and quality control for major environmental contanimants. Introduction
to spatial and statistical analysis, use of maps and Geographic
Information Systems, and use of environmental anaylsis in remediation
and pollution prevention.
MIEH 740 Environmental Health Risk Assessment (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600.
Review of the major methods of human and ecological risk assessment
conducted by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency. Emphasis on sources
of uncertainty.
MIEH 742 Principles of Industrial Hygiene (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600 and MIEH720.
Theory and practice of industrial hygiene, including major industrial
exposures and their sampling and measurement. Focus on specific
industries, work populations, and environments.
MIEH 750 Enviornmental Hazard Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600.
Overview of the stakeholders and processes of environmental management.
Emphasis on theory and practice, including examination of diverse
perspectives relating to environmental management from sceince,
business, regulatory agencies, and the law. Analysis of successes and
failures of actual enviornmental management cases at the state,
regional, US, and global levels.
MIEH 770 Law and Policy in Environmental Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600.
Overview of laws that affect the environment, and the various ways in
which businesses are regulated by the government in the interest of
protecting the environment. International, Federal, state, and local
laws and regulations related to the protection of human health and the
regulation of environmental containments, including biological,
physicalanc chemical factors affecting community health. Examination of
the interactions between and differing responsibilities of various
agencies enforcing environmental laws and regulations.
MIEH 771 Exposure Assessment of Environmental Hazards (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600 and EPIB650.
Approaches and methods for determining exposure to environmental
contaminants. Biomonitoring and genetic methods to detect recent
exposures. Optimizing exposure assessment.
MIEH 773 Biological Contaminants in the Environment (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600.
In-depth study of biological contaminants in the environment and their
impacts on human health. Sources, dissemination and detection of
biological contaminants, and their transmission to humans via food,
water, air and other environmental media. Methods of disease prevention,
including approaches to ensuring safe food and drinking water supplies.
MIEH 780 Environmental and Occupational Diseases (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600.
Distinctions between injury, illness, and disease, as well as between
ambient and occupational environments. In-depth discussion of major
environmental and occupational diseases by organ system, and their
etiology, characterization, treatment and prevention.
MIEH 785 Internship in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Internship and seminar providing an opportunity to apply previously
acquired knowledge and skills in a health or allied health organization.
Setting of the internship will depend upon the student's background and
career goals.
MIEH 786 Captsone Project in Public Health (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Capstone experience provding opportunity to apply knowledge and skills
to a specific public health problem or issue. Completion of project
relevant to public health under the direction of an advisor.
MIEH 788 Critical Readings in Environmental Health (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: MIEH600. Repeatable to 3 credits if content differs.
In-depth examination and critical discussion of the current literature
relevant to environmental health.
MIEH 789 Independent Study (1-6 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Individual reading and/or research under a specific faculty member in
the department.
MIEH 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6 credits)
