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Basics of environmental health (5 cr)

Code: YT00AF59-3005

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

01.08.2019 - 22.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Henna Kauppi

Teacher in charge

Henna Kauppi

Groups

  • YTMI19KP
    Environmental Technology, full-time studies

Objective

You know what the most common harmful substances impacting human health are.
You can evaluate different environmental factors which impact human health.
You know the essential mechanisms and exposure to environmental factors.
You know what kind of supervision there is in environmental health.

Content

What kind of physical, chemical and biological environmental factors are there and how do they impact human health?
Through what kind of exposure, ie food, air or water, do environmental factors affect human health?

Which authorities monitor factors that affect human health?

How to report on activities causing health hazards?

Evaluation scale

1-5