UALR Environmental Health Sciences Program

UALR Environmental Health Sciences Program

University of Arkansas Little Rock

Welcome to the UALR Environmental Health Science Site. At this site you will find information about the program here at the university, courses offered, NAEP (National Asscociation of Environmental Professionals) information and link to the NAEP homepage, and links to other environmental databases and websites.

Links to other environmental related sites

US Environmental Protection Agency
Code of Federal Regulations (searchable)
Environmental Organization WebDirectory!
Student Chapter of the National Association of Environmental Professionals

The Program

Environmental Health Sciences Degree Program

Associate Professor Carl R. Stapleton, director.

Environmental health sciences professionals occupy a critical role in preventing injuries, illnesses, and deaths attributed to environmental factors. This program provides interdisciplinary skills necessary to assess physical, biological, and chemical characteristic s in our environment and their relationship to human health.

UALR offers a program of study leading to a bachelor of science degree in environmental health sciences. A core curriculum includes courses in environmental epidemiology, introduction to environmental health sciences, environmental health sciences seminar, environmental regulations, environmental planning, biological sciences, chemistry, physics, statistics, and an introduction to computer programming.

Four areas of concentrated study are offered in the program:

Internships and cooperative education experiences in environmental health sciences are available and strongly recommended for all majors. Both public and private organizations provide these opportunities.

A minor in environmental health sciences is also available.

Admission Requirements

To major in environmental health sciences a student must have completed a minimum of 15 credit hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or better and must have completed Environmental Health Sciences 2320 Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences with a grade of C or better. Students who entered UALR conditionally by contract must complete the contract before being eligible for admission to the environmental health sciences program. Decisions regarding course equivalency and situations in which students have tested out of courses or transferred credit from other programs will be made by the program director.

Minor in Environmental Health Sciences
A minor in environmental health sciences requires 18 credit hours including Environmental Health Sciences:

The remaining 12 hours are to be selected from the following courses. Environmental Health Sciences:

Major in Environmental Health Sciences

The major in environmental health sciences requires 36 credit hours including 15 hours of a core curriculum and 21 hours in one of four concentration options. It is strongly recommended that each major complete an internship (Environmental Health Sciences 4295, 4395, 4495, 4595, or 4695).

Bachelor of Science Core Curriculum
Requirements/Hours

Related Professional Development

Requirements/ Hours

Environmental Health Sciences Core

Requirments/ Hours

Environmental Health Sciences Options
Environmental/Public Health Sciences

Requirments/ Hours

Occupational Safety and Health Hours

Environmental Quality Management Hours

Environmental Planning Hours

Electives Students should select remaining hours from elective courses that augment concentration areas, and complete a required minor; students should consider an internship. The program director will recommend electives for specific concentrations.

Courses in Environmental Health Sciences

2320. Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences

Basic elements of environmental health sciences. Environmental health effects, water supplies, water pollution control, solid waste management (hazardous wastes), air pollution control, general environmental regulations. Lectures will be supplemented with class discussions and field studies. Three hours lecture per week.

3310. Environmental Regulations

Prerequisite: Environmental Health Sciences 2320 or equivalent. The basis for regulation of environmental pollutant sources and natural resources. The environmental litigation process is reviewed with reference to appropriate federal, state, and local regulations. Case studies will be used to supplement class lectures. Three hours lecture per week.

3340. Introduction to Water Resources Management

Prerequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 2320, Chemistry 1403, Biology 2401, Mathematics 1302, or the equivalents. Concepts related to the management of surface and ground water resources; sources of environmental pollutants, sampling methods and pollution control alternatives; the application of computers to water resource management problems. Three hours lecture per week.

3350. Principles of Air Pollution

Prerequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 2320, Chemistry 1403, Mathematics 1302, or the equivalents. The principles of air quality monitoring, air pollution transport and control methods; effects of air pollutants on health and natural resources; dispersion modeling techniques. Three hours lecture per week.

3391. Cooperative Education in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisites: junior standing, acceptance as an environmental health sciences major, minimum GPA of 2.50, and consent of program director. Cooperative education seeks to integrate academic and professional work experiences. Students will be placed in a work setting consistent with their environmental education career objectives. This course requires a minimum of 200 semester work hours.

3415. Environmental Impact Analysis

Prerequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 2320 or equivalent, consent of instructor. Knowledge and skills necessary to prepare and review environmental impact assessments and statements. The content of the National Environmental Policy Act is presented and analyzed. Case studies and group discussions are used to supplement class lectures. Field studies are performed on a selected site for which an environmental impact assessment will be written. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

3430. Environmental Epidemiology

Prerequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 2320, Biology 2401, Chemistry 1403, Statistics 4350, or the equivalents. The principles of environmental epidemiology are introduced with emphasis on application to various environmental settings. A brief introduction to vital statistics is provided. Health effects of various environmental agents will be identified with appropriate indicators and epidemiological methods for environmental health science professionals to monitor environmental effects. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

4189, 4289, 4389. Research in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor. For students who want to carry out individual research. The student is expected to spend two to four hours per week on the project for each hour of credit earned. The exact hourly commitment per week will depend on the nature of the project and will be agreed on in advance by the student and the instructor.

4190. Seminar in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisites or corequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 2320, 3415, senior standing, consent of instructor. Discussions of current and emerging environmental health sciences problems. One hour of discussion per week.

4320. Introduction to Industrial Hygiene

Prerequisites: Environmental Health Sciences 3310, Chemistry 2450 or 3350 and 3150, Mathematics 1302, or the equivalents. Recognition, evaluation, and control methods for environmental hazards in the workplace; instrumentation techniques for personal and ambient sampling. Regulations appropriate to industrial hygiene are reviewed for various work settings. Three hours lecture per week.

4391. Cooperative Education in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisites: junior standing, major in environmental health sciences, minimum GPA of 2.50, minimum of one semester of Environmental Health Sciences 3391, and consent of program director. Cooperative education seeks to integrate academic and professional work experiences. Students will be placed in a work setting consistent with their environmental education career objectives. This course requires a minimum of 200 semester work hours.

4199, 4299, 4399/5199, 5299, 5399. Special Topics in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisite: senior standing as environmental health sciences major or consent of instructor. Topics include specialized areas of environmental health sciences. Credit will vary and will be appropriate for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students. One, two, or three hours lecture per week.

4410. Environmental Planning

Prerequisite: Environmental Health Sciences 3310 or the equivalent. Environmental planning process and evaluation methods applicable to environmental programs; resource allocation and procurement; emphasis on environmental planning case studies including watershed planning, land use, solid and hazardous waste, air quality, wastewater treatment facilities planning, wetlands, and master planning. Group discussions and role-playing exercises will supplement class lectures. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.

4295, 4395, 4495, 4595, 4695. Internship in Environmental Health Sciences

Prerequisites: senior standing, consent of instructor. Supervised internship with state, local, and federal agencies and industries concerned with environmental programs. Forty clock hours per hour of credit.

Coming Soon....Links to environmental sites, feedback form, link to NAEP page, and environmental student homepages.

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