15
- Subject
- ENVH
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-undergraduate
- Source
- catalog.odu.edu
67 courses with the subject ENVH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
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Advanced study of selected topics.
An introduction to the industrial environment relative to health problems and the etiologically related agents.
120-123 Administration and Law
Includes placement in a health-related facility or industrial setting, prearranged with faculty instructor. courses, and permission of program director
Includes placement in a health-related facility or industrial setting, prearranged with faculty instructor. courses, and permission of program director
Regulations (3 Credit Hours) A review of the important Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Codes with particular emphasis on application of these codes to typical work situations. Governmental enforcement methodologies are also discussed.
Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 672
A comprehensive study of food and milk production, processing and preservation and controls exercised for the prevention of foodborne illnesses and spoilage. BIOL 150, or permission of instructor
Introduction to water quality management and wastewater treatment technology. Topics include the effect of organic, inorganic and thermal pollutants in water quality streams, waterborne diseases, monitoring concepts, methods of water quality management, regulatory considerations, theory and application of wastewater treatment concepts, wastewater characterization, and treatment methods and disposal methods.
Total Credit Hours 12 For completion of the minor, students must have a minimum overall 14 cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement 3 through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Twelve semester hours of science courses are preferred. Students majoring in environmental health are not eligible for this minor.
Management (3 Credit Hours) The establishment, implementation and maintenance of occupational safety and health programs. Paradigms of safety, techniques for safety training and creation of value for safety among business managers and employees are emphasized.
An in-depth examination of the varied types of physical hazards in the work environment and the methods of prevention, recognition and control.
An introduction to the terminology, concepts and applications of physiology, anthropometry, biomechanics and engineering to workplace and work methods design. Emphasis will be given to workplace design and work methods for job safety and health.
An in-depth study of the chemical and physical agents responsible for occupational illness and the methods used for their measurement, evaluation and control. BIOL 250, or permission of instructor
Total Credit Hours 15 3 Department of Health Behavior, 3 Policy, & Management Department website: https://www.odu.edu/health-behavior-policy- 3 management (https://www.odu.edu/health-behavior-policy-management/) 12 Brian C. Martin, PhD, MBA
An introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology with emphasis on the interaction of environmental and industrial chemicals with humans are studied. Exposure, dose response, kinetics and distribution of toxicants, metabolism of toxic agents, factors that affect toxicity and introductory chemical carcinogenesis are discussed. BIOL 240 or BIOL 250, CHEM 121N, CHEM 123N, or permission of the instructor
The study of air pollution in relation to air quality criteria, pollutant production, atmospheric evolution, measurement and control techniques. MATH 162M, or permission of instructor
Use and application of sampling methods and equipment for measurement of physical hazards in the work environment. Includes aspects such as ergonomics, noise, vibration and radiation. Pre- or corequisite: ENVH 426 or permission of instructor
3 (Only offered during spring semester) *
Description of the hazardous waste problem, the fundamentals of the chemistry involved with hazardous waste transport, methods of identification, assessment, control, and disposal of toxic and hazardous waste are discussed. In addition the relevant legal statutes, risk assessment emergency response and case studies are presented. Introduction to the toxicological effects of exposure to hazardous waste is discussed.
The management of hazardous materials includes a wide array of interlocking regulations addressing use, manufacturing, exposure, storage, shipping and disposal. A life cycle review of hazardous materials highlighting best practices and legislation is presented. Useful in preparatio for CHMM examination.
Assessment and Decision Analysis
Elective credit may be needed to meet the minimum requirement of 120 credit hours Total Credit Hours 118- + CHEM 103 may be required as a prerequisite. * Must be completed prior to acceptance into the environmental health program. ** Grade of C or better required in the writing intensive course. *** Consult with advisor for areas of specialization. † A grade of C or better required before taking CHEM 211 and CHEM 212.
Advanced study of selected topics.
An introduction to the industrial environment relative to health problems and the etiologically related agents.
An in-depth study of the communicable disease processes as they pertain to environmental sources. A detailed discussion of specific communicable diseases that are manifested by various environmental etiologic agents. Various environmental control measures to prevent the incidence of communicable diseases are presented.
A comprehensive study of food and milk production, processing and preservation and controls exercised for the prevention of foodborne illnesses and spoilage.
Introduction to water quality management and wastewater treatment technology. Topics include the effect of organic, inorganic and thermal pollutants in water quality streams, waterborne diseases, monitoring concepts, methods of water quality management, regulatory considerations, theory and application of wastewater treatment concepts, wastewater characterization, and treatment methods and disposal methods.
An in-depth examination of the varied types of physical hazards in the work environment and the methods of prevention, recognition and control.
An introduction to the terminology, concepts and applications of physiology, anthropometry, biomechanics and engineering to workplace and work methods design. Emphasis will be given to workplace design and work methods for job safety and health.
An in-depth study of the chemical and physical agents responsible for occupational illness and the methods used for their measurement, evaluation and control.
An introduction to the detection and sampling alternatives used for estimating worker exposure to hazardous chemical, physical and biological agents in the occupational environment. Field and class activities are intended to simulate select occupational exposure situations and provide a basis for selection of the best evaluation techniques. Emphasis is on quantitative and qualitative methods typically used when estimating employee exposure to hazardous agents and the subjective decision making process. Pre- or corequisite: ENVH 541 or permission of the instructor
The study of air pollution in relation to air quality criteria, pollutant production, atmospheric evolution, measurement and control techniques.
Use and application of sampling methods and equipment for measurement of physical hazards in the work environment. Includes aspects such as ergonomics, noise, vibration and radiation.
An introductory course in the principles and practices of epidemiology and the application of statistical and mathematical design and analysis of health research studies for the understanding and control of population health and disease with emphasis on environmental applications.
Description of the hazardous waste problem, the fundamentals of the chemistry involved with hazardous waste transport, methods of identification, assessment, control, and disposal of toxic and hazardous waste are discussed. In addition the relevant legal statutes, risk assessment emergency response and case studies are presented. Introduction to the toxicological effects of exposure to hazardous waste is discussed.
The management of hazardous materials includes a wide array of interlocking regulations addressing use, manufacturing, exposure, storage, shipping and disposal. A life cycle review of hazardous materials highlighting best practices and legislation is presented. Useful in preparation for CHMM examination.
Course addresses day-to-day technical and management aspects of environmental compliance, as well as regulatory issues faced in industrial applications. Includes audits and inspections, air and water pollution and hazardous waste.
Advanced study of selected topics. Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 514
Protection (3 Credit Hours) An introduction to the chemical, physical and biological factors affecting human health and well being. The emphasis is on the application of controls to prevent disease and maximize environmental quality. (Cross-listed with CHP 602)
Collection methods, analysis and interpretation of epidemiologic data with environmental and occupational disease emphasis.
An in-depth examination of requirements for growth of food borne disease organisms. Includes hazard analysis and critical control point methodology.
A study of the chemical, physical and biological causes of surface and groundwater pollution. Emphasis is given to onsite wastewater systems and protection of groundwater supplies.
An in-depth study of the adverse interaction of environmental and occupational chemical agents with humans. Students critically review articles from the current toxicology literature with regard to scientific content, methods and conclusions. Each student presents at least two reviews during the semester.
Assessment (3 Credit Hours) This course is an introduction to quantitative and qualitative risk analysis and examines the fundamental aspects of risk, focusing on environmental, occupational, and public health risks. Hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response evaluation, risk characterization, and risk communication are emphasized.
An introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology with emphasis on the interaction of environmental and industrial chemicals with humans are studied. Exposure, dose response, kinetics and distribution of toxicants, metabolism of toxic agents, factors that affect toxicity and introductory chemical carcinogenesis are discussed.
Advanced methods for evaluation and control of hazards in the workplace.
Advanced methods for evaluation and control of hazards in the workplace.
This course is a pass/fail course for master's students in their final semester It may be taken to fulfill the registration requirement necessary for graduation. All master's students are required to be registered for at least on graduate credit hour in the semester of their graduation. 515 EXSC - Exercise Science EXSC - Exercise Science
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