CSU, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407
(909) 880-5000

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE CONCENTRATION

This Program is the appropriate choice for students who want to become health inspectors (i.e., Registered Environmental Health Specialist), industrial hygienists, or hazardous waste control experts. For those who plan on becoming Registered Environmental Health Specialist), this concentration is approved by the Environmental Specialist Registration Committee of the California State Department of Health Services. Students who are certified by the environmental health coordinator will have met the academic and experience requirements for admittance to the State Environmental. Health Specialist Registration Examination.


Courses offered

Environmental Health I
352 (4 units)
Introduction to the effects of the physical, chemical, and biological environments and their impacts on human health and well-being. Emphasis is placed on the principles of assessment, evaluation and control of environmental risks related to public health. Discussion topics include air, water and solid waste pollution plus food protection, radiation, hazardous wastes and environmental impacts. Prerequisite: college-level course in biology and Health Science


Internship in Environmental Health
496 (6 units)
Individual studies in environmental health. Students will be placed with public health agencies to gain applied and/or research experience.
Prerequisite: health science majors with a concentration in environmental health scie nce and senior class standing or consent of instructor.


Environmental Health Management
478 (4 units)
Methods of management for promoting optimum environmental health, emphasizing land use planning , environmental impact reporting, facility planning and risk assessment.
Prerequisites: Health Science 120


Environmental Health II
353 (5 units)
Methods of measuring and evaluating environmental and occupational health risks. Environmental health laws and regulations as well as compliance with current regulations. Laboratory and field experience for determining quality of air, water, food, soils and environments within buildings are included as well as instruction on noise control and hazardous waste disposal. Four hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Health Science 352, college level biology and chemistry courses.


Hazardous Materials Control
357 (4 units)
Major methods for the control of hazardous wastes from generation through disposal, including, including decease, environmental and legal aspects of hazardous wastes as well as discussion of various disposal techniques.
Prerequisites: college-level biology and chemistry courses.


Occupational Health and the Work Environment
366 (2 units)
Identification, evaluation and control of hazards prevailing in the work environment. Factors affecting man in his working environment. Safety and health legislation. Field trip to selected industries.


Environmental Health Engineering
477 (4 units)
Methods used in designing systems which mitigate environmental contamination of air, soil, and water. Topics include stream re-aeration, kinetics of biological degradation, soil mechanics, adsorption and other principles related to environmental media pro tection and renovation.
Prerequisites: Health Science 120 & 352


For more information and a current schedule of Environmental courses offered, please consult the on-line catalog at California State University at San Bernardino.

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