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Environmental Health (2025/2026: period 4)
Course aim
- exposure to environmental agents and their impact on the human body and associated health risks: routes of exposure, effects on target organ level, (patho)physiological responses, and resulting illness and well-defined disease;
- basic principles of environmental epidemiology and toxicology, and how the two disciplines both contribute to the scientific study of environmental health problems.;
- and can apply these principles and theory in a ‘real world’ case study in which the three main themes of the course (exposure, health effects, and risk assessment) play a major role.
Course content
The course deals with basic principles of Environmental Health as a science, and its application in specific cases of risk evaluation and assessment. It is of specific interest to BIO, MED and EAR students.
Format
- lectures
- case study
- (computer) practical
- self-study
Grading
- group presentation 25%
Attendance
Due to the short duration and intensive nature of the lab course, 100% attendance is required.
Instructional formats
Examination
Final result
Required | Weight 100% | ECTS 2.5
Entry requirements and preknowledge
Entry Requirements
No data about mandatory entry requirements is available.
Preknowledge
Any level 1 SCI course
Languages
- English
Course Iterations
Related studies
Exams
There is no timetable available of the exams
Required Materials
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Recommended Materials
No information available on the recommended literature
Remarks
Registration for lab courses closes approx. 3 months prior to start. 3 modules to be taken in 2 consecutive terms
Coördinator
dr. G.S.A.T. van Rossum | G.S.A.T.vanRossum@uu.nl |
Lecturers
J. Kerckhoffs | j.kerckhoffs@uu.nl |
D.M. Figueiredo | d.m.figueiredo@uu.nl |
Enrolment
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