Applied Environmental Public Health Scie
APPL ENVIRONMENTAL PUB HL
This class discusses the challenges of public health practice, focusing on tasks that employees working in environmental health may encounter. Using examples from environmental toxicology, hazardous materials and contaminated sites, GIS applications, acute and chronic exposures, emerging public health concerns, and community communications strategies, students complete assignments modeled after real-life situations. These include a briefing of subject matter experts, a site investigation plan for a town council, a PPT presentation to the executive board of a non-profit organization, a review of a superfund site for a state public health agency, and a factsheet for the general public.
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Instructor:
Gabriele Windgasse
Info - 3 points
Capstone Critical Thinking and Analysis
Capstone for EHSC MS Tox
This is the culminating (Capstone) experience for EHS MS Toxicology students. The course is meant to satisfy both the Capstone and APEx requirements. The course is designed for students to develop skills in project management, teamwork, leadership, organization, data presentation, effective stakeholder communication and analyzing primary data. The format of this
online
course is that a small group of students (2-3) will work with an assigned organization on a project typically aimed at solving an environmental problem that their organization has identified as a concern. Then the group will work to provide a background, draw conclusions and make recommendations to their organization in the form of a final report. A major requirement of the project is data collection and analysis. Each student will individually collect and analyze one portion of the data that is either provided by the organization or that they will gather from available sources. That analysis will be submitted by each student, that will include an outline of their methods and results. This will then serve to fulfill their practicum requirement. The data and analysis will be incorporated in the group project that will be part of the final report and presentation. The final report will include a Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Recommendations and Executive Summary. This project is aimed at allowing each student to demonstrate their ability to synthesize foundational public health and EHS-specific departmental competencies (Appendix at end of document).
The final product will be an integration of the
individual efforts
of each student. Working with the instructors, each member of the group will be responsible for a specific part of the project. The instructors will work with each student to identify the appropriate foundational and department-specific competencies for their project portion. Each group will work on this semester-long project, which is meant to be a collaboration between an organization and a team of students. Throughout the project, organizations will receive high-quality output from the students focused on their project. The projects also serve to expand student’s professional networks by connecting future and current environmental leaders. Each group will be responsible for fulfilling the expectations of their organization in the form of a written report as outlined above. The group will prepare a formal presentation for their organization and provide an individual written document demonstratin
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Instructor:
Greg A Freyer
Info - 1.5 points
Master's Essay Research I
MASTERS ESSAY RESEARCH I
The Master's Thesis is one of the options for a capstone requirement of all students in all tracks of the MPH program of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS). The thesis is intended to reflect the training you have received in the MPH program and demonstrate your ability to design, analyze, research and present scholarly writing relevant to your major field of interest.
Writing the thesis is an essential experience that could further your career development and or an application for further studies in academia. Employers seek in potential employees with a MPH degree the ability to write articles and reports, and want to see evidence that you can design studies, analyze data, and write scientific papers. If you plan to continue your academic studies, developing expertise and demonstrating your ability as a writer are two important skills required of doctoral candidates. A well-written paper is a great asset that you can bring with you to a job interview or include in an application for further study. The thesis ought to demonstrate your ability to think clearly and convey your thoughts effectively and thereby provide an example of your understanding and insight into a substantive area in which you have developed expertise.
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Instructor:
Nina Kulacki
Info - 0-6 points