EHSM 153 - Principles of Environmental Health and Sustainability I Laboratory

1 Credit(s)

This laboratory course provides an overview of the assessment instruments and techniques used by professional environmental health managers to obtain critical information about the environment. Topics include the scientific method; ecological stress and disease; and air, water, and soil pollution. Local natural areas, businesses, industries, and Widener facilities are used to sample the environment and help students understand the complex challenges to sustainability in an industrialized society. This laboratory course provides students with the skills that they will use as practitioners and managers of environmental health. It prepares students for internships, research opportunities, and careers related to the discipline. Three laboratory hours, one credit hour.
Corequisite(s): EHSM 151