PH 300 - Environmental Health

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-5; Sustainability
Ecological basis of environmental issues, problems and solutions to better understand and recognize human health needs and environmental well-being. The impact of climate change on the physical, biological and human environments in California will be explored.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-5 - Upper Division Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning, Overlay - Sustainability
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division GE Area 5 (Areas B1-B3 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Recognize the broad meaning of the environment we live in;
List the fundamental ecological principles that govern life on Earth;
Recognize global environmental issues involving energy use, air, land and water, public health issues including epidemiology, toxicology, radiation and risk assessment;
food safety, injury issues, occupational health and disaster preparedness;
Summarize global environmental problems involving resource use, their causes and discuss strategies for preventing and managing them to ensure a sustainable and healthy environment;
Demonstrate how the aforementioned environmental components fit together and how they affect human well-being within political, cultural and socioeconomic systems.
Identify the effects of climate change on the physical, biological and human environments in California.

GE-UD-5. Upper-division Science or Mathematical Concepts/Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate advanced and/or focused science or quantitative content knowledge in a specific scientific field, using appropriate vocabulary and referencing appropriate concepts (such as models, uncertainties, hypotheses, theories, and
Apply advanced quantitative skills (such as statistics, algebraic solutions, interpretation of graphical data) to scientific problems and evaluate scientific claims.
Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science and scientific inquiry and the experimental and empirical methodologies used in science to investigate a scientific question or issue.
Apply science content knowledge to contemporary scientific issues (e.g., global warming) and technologies (e.g., cloning), where appropriate.

Sustainability Overlay Learning Outcomes

Discuss multiple dimensions of sustainability, including the scientific, social, cultural, and/or economic.
Analyze interactions between human activities and natural systems.
Describe strategies taken by individuals, communities, organizations, or governments for mitigating and/or adapting to key threats to environmental sustainability.