3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Upper Division
Exposure assessment is an essential component of Environment Health Science and industrial hygiene. This course provides students basic scientific knowledge of exposure assessment, with emphasis on practical aspects of exposure science, including study design, data and measurement collection, data analysis, and results interpretation and presentation. Course topics include major exposure media and pathways (air, water, food, soil, etc.) and important exposure routes (inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption); exposure measurement and assessment; strengths and weaknesses of various exposure assessment techniques, how to link exposure assessment with environment health, and human subject research in exposure studies. The course include case studies and group projects. Students are expected to develop entry-level sills for designing exposure studies applicable to human exposure monitoring, epidemiologic investigation and health risk assessment.
Learning Outcomes1Describe basic components of exposure assessment studies.
2Design a study to conduct basic assessments of exposure to chemical hazards at workplace or in a community setting.
3Obtain and analyze existing data, collect and analyze measurement data, prepare technical reports, and present results.
4Discuss ethical and professional responsibilities in exposure studies.
5Function effectively on a team that identify, evaluate and solve problems related to exposures in occupational and environmental settings.
Prerequisites
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