For course descriptions of current courses in the EHS Dept., please go to the UCLA 2005-2007 General Catalog.
Environmental Health Sciences Course Listings 2005-2007
Upper Division Courses
100. Introduction to Environmental Health. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: one course each in chemistry and biology. Introduction to environmental health, including coverage of sanitary principles and chronic and acute health effects of environmental contaminants. P/NP or letter grading.
M166. Environmental Microbiology. (4)
(Same as Civil Engineering M166.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: Civil Engineering 153. Microbial cell and its metabolic capabilities, microbial genetics and its potentials, growth of microbes and kinetics of growth, microbial ecology and diversity, microbiology of wastewater treatment, probing of microbes, public health microbiology, pathogen control. Letter grading.
199. Special Studies. (2 to 4)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Preparation: submission of written proposal outlining course of study. Limited to seniors. Individual undergraduate guided studies under direct faculty supervision. Study to be structured by instructor and student at time of initial enrollment. Only 4 units may be taken each term. Letter grading.
Graduate Courses
200A-200B. Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences. (6-6)
Lecture, six hours. Multidisciplinary aspects of environmental health sciences in context of public health for environmental health majors. Letter grading. 200A. Preparation: one year of undergraduate biology, calculus, chemistry, and physics. 200B. Requisite: course 200A.
200C. Environmental Health Sciences for Nursing Students. (3)
Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one year of undergraduate biology, calculus, chemistry, and physics. Limited to nursing students. Introduction to physical agents, including noise, thermal environment, ionizing radiation, and nonionizing radiation. Exploration of exposure assessment of air pollution in urban areas, occupational exposure assessment for epidemiological inferences, exposure characteristics, air pollution and excess mortality, assessment of exposure to mixture chemicals, multimedia and ecological exposure assessment. Letter grading.
201. Seminar: Health Effects of Environmental Contaminants. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, 230. Emphasis on health effects of air, water, environmental pollutants on man and review of research literature. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
202. Seminar: Environmental Chemistry. (2)
Seminar, one hour. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, 410A, 410B. Environmental chemistry aspects of environmental health sciences through multimedia analyses and biological and microbiological analyses. May be repeated for credit. Letter grading.
203. Seminar: Ecotoxicology. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Discussion of various topics in ecotoxicology. Topics vary from term to term and include aspects of environmental chemistry, toxicology, and ecology. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
204. Seminar: Exposure Assessment. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Discussion of various topics in exposure assessment. Topics vary by term and include aspects of population activity, microenvironments, types of monitoring (outdoor, indoor, personal, biomarkers), and multimedia sources of exposure. S/U grading.
205. Environmental Health Sciences Doctoral Seminar. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Limited to environmental health sciences doctoral students. Presentation of current research of environmental health sciences doctoral students. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
206. Seminar: Applied Coastal Ecology. (2)
Seminar. two hours. Discussion of various topics in applied coastal ecology. Topics vary by term and include wetland ecology, restoration ecology, and ecology and management of coastal watersheds. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
210. Public Health and Environmental Microbiology. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one course each in biology, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Basic principles: cycling of matter, fates of natural and man-made compounds in the environment, wastewater and drinking water microorganisms and treatment, and public health microorganisms. S/U or letter grading.
211. Science and Politics of Environmental Regulation: Coastal Pollution -- Sources and Solutions. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Overview of environmental regulations that protect coastal resources, regulatory agencies that have jurisdiction over coastal resources, past and current coastal pollution problems in the U.S., solving pollution problems through treatment, advocacy, enforcement, restoration, remediation, and watershed management. Letter grading.
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one ecology course. Application of ecological theory and principles to solve environmental problems, including conservation biology, assessment of environmental impacts, and restoration ecology and mitigation of environmental impacts. Letter grading.
225. Atmospheric Transport and Transformations of Airborne Chemicals. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one year of calculus, one course each in physics, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. Designed for science, engineering, and public health students. Role of regional or long-range transport, and atmospheric lifetimes and fates of airborne chemicals in phenomena such as photochemical smog, acid deposition, stratospheric ozone depletion, accumulation of greenhouse gases, and regional and global distribution of volatile toxic compounds. S/U or letter grading.
230. Environmental Management. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Economics 100, Mathematics M112, 115A, Political Science 140A, 142B. Introduction to foundations and principles of environmental management, decision making, and evaluation of environmental policies and programs. Letter grading.
231. Environmental Decision Systems Analysis. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 230. Techniques and models of systems analysis and concepts of general system theory as applied to comprehensive study, planning, evaluation, and management of environmental decision systems. Experimentation with relevant computer programs. S/U or letter grading.
232. Environmental Policy Decision Making. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Requisites: courses 230, 231. Foundations, principles, and modeling of environmental policy decision making. Critical analysis of normative and behavioral models of action choices for protection and enhancement of environmental health, and development of an alternative model. S/U or letter grading.
234. Critical Readings in Environmental Policy for Scientists and Engineers. (4)
Lecture, one hour; discussion, three hours. Requisite: course 230 or 235. Designed for graduate science and engineering students. Critical analysis of environmental policies, regulations, and decisions and their scientific basis. Literature revision, classroom presentation, and research paper required. Letter grading.
235. Environmental Policy for Science and Engineering. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: bachelor's degree in science, engineering, public health, public policy, political science, or economics, one year of statistics, one year of calculus. Introduction to core methods of environmental economics, policy analysis, basic econometrics, and survey design. Application of case-study approach with considerable memo and paper writing and revision. Emphasis on critical thinking about normative and positive aspects of environmental policies. Normative issues include evaluation of benefits and costs of environmental policies. Exploration of why some environmental policies are readily adopted by society, while other policies go unheeded or lead to perverse and counterproductive outcomes. Letter grading.
M239. Pollution Prevention. (2)
(Same as Urban Planning M262C.) Seminar, one hour. Designed for graduate students. Series of talks by academics, policymakers, industry representatives, and public interest advocates addressing opportunities for and obstacles to adopting principles of pollution prevention, including several case studies of specific policy and industry initiatives in this area. S/U grading.
240. Fundamentals of Toxicology. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one course each in biology, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Essential aspects of toxicology, with emphasis on the human species. Absorption, distribution, excretion, biotransformation, as well as basic toxicologic processes and organ systems. Letter grading.
(Same as Molecular Toxicology M242.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Requisite: course 240. Examination of biochemical, cellular, and molecular mechanisms by which chemicals induce toxicity in wide spectrum of organ systems and in a number of pathological conditions. Letter grading.
243. Embryology and Teratology. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 240. Description of normal mammalian embryology at whole animal, cellular, and molecular levels and of biological, chemical, or physical perturbations of normal processes which produce congenital malformations. Letter grading.
244. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 240. Introduction to current theory and research related to reproductive and developmental toxicology. Letter grading.
M245. Laboratory in Toxicological Methods. (2)
(Same as Molecular Toxicology M245 and Pharmacology M234C.) Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four to five hours. Survey of experimental techniques used in study of toxic substances. Experiments conducted within known toxin to demonstrate its effects at molecular, cellular, and tissue levels. Presentation of principles of techniques and methods of data analysis at discussion session prior to laboratory. Letter grading.
M249. Toxics Reduction: Science, Engineering, and Policy Issues. (4)
(Same as Urban Planning M262A.) Lecture, three hours. Requisite: Urban Planning C260. Public health experts, industrial engineers, and planners are being asked to assess risks biologically active chemicals present and to take such risks into account in planning process. Examination of potential for toxics reduction and current state of government and industry activities in this area. Letter grading.
250D. Industrial Hygiene Practice. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B. Presentation of topics that are relevant to current practice of occupational health. Topics include discussions of regulatory framework, risk assessment and risk communication, new legislation, and emergent occupational health issues. S/U grading.
251A-251B. Occupational Diseases: Recognition and Prevention. (1-1)
Seminar, one hour. Current topics in occupational medicine, with emphasis on disease manifestations and prevention. S/U grading.
252D. Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one year each of chemistry, physics, and calculus. Basic theory and application of aerosol science to environmental health, including properties, behavior, sampling, and measurement of aerosols and quantitative problems. S/U or letter grading.
252E. Identification and Measurement of Gases and Vapors. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, two hours. Preparation: one year each of chemistry, physics, and calculus. Theoretical and practical aspects of industrial hygiene sampling and measurement of gases and vapors. Letter grading.
252F. Industrial Hygiene Measurements Laboratory. (3)
Laboratory, three hours. Corequisites: courses 252D, 252E. Limited to industrial hygiene majors. Laboratory methods for sampling, measurement, and analysis of gases, vapors, and aerosols found in occupational environment. S/U or letter grading.
252G. Industrial and Environmental Hygiene Assessment. (4)
Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours; laboratory, two hours; outside study, four hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, 252D, 252E, 252F. Environmental and industrial hygiene sampling strategies and assessment via walk-through surveys, lectures, group discussion, actual field measurements, laboratory calibrations, and analyses and reports, with emphasis on chemical, physical, and ergonomic hazards. Letter grading.
253A. Physical Agents in Work Environment. (2)
Lecture, two hours. Preparation: one year of physics. Physics, measurement methods, health effects, and control methods for radiation (ionizing and nonionizing), noise, and heat in workplace environment. S/U or letter grading.
253B. Physical Agents Laboratory. (2)
Laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 253A. Hands-on experience in use of survey instruments for evaluation of worker exposure to various physical agents encountered in work environment. Letter grading.
255. Control of Airborne Contaminants in Industry. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Preparation: one year of physics. Requisite: course 252D. Principles and applications of control technology to industrial environments, including general and local exhaust ventilation, air cleaning equipment, and respiratory protection. S/U or letter grading.
256. Biological and Health Surveillance Monitoring in Occupational/Environmental Health. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; assignments, three hours. Principles and applications of biological monitoring and health surveillance to assess occupational and environmental exposures to organic and inorganic chemicals and physical factors. Letter grading.
257. Risk Assessment and Standard Setting. (4)
Seminar, four hours. Requisites: course 240, Epidemiology 100. Designed to provide students with opportunity to review scientific basis for association of selected occupational and environmental exposures with disease. Special emphasis on critical evaluations of the literature. Attention specifically to interface of science and regulatory standards. S/U or letter grading.
258. Identification and Analysis of Hazardous Wastes. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour; one field trip. Requisites: course 252E, Biostatistics 100A. Designed to define, identify, label, and quantify hazardous wastes and how workers should be protected. Provides a critical understanding of all analytical aspects of hazardous wastes, health aspects, and regulation and practice of handling hazardous wastes. Letter grading.
259A. Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Discussion of design and modification of products and industrial manufacturing processes to eliminate or control hazards arising out of mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, and other potential energy sources and ergonomic risk factors. Discussion of case studies in industrial manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. Letter grading.
259B. Occupational Ergonomics Laboratory. (4)
Laboratory, four hours. Requisite or corequisite: course 259A. Hands-on experience using typical instruments and analytical techniques utilized in professional practice and research in occupational ergonomics. Laboratory exercises cover anthropometry, force and strength measurements, biomechanical modeling and static prediction, energy expenditure prediction, posture and motion analysis, use of goniometer, and computer-aided workstation design. Letter grading.
259C. Seminar Series: Occupational Ergonomics. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Requisite: course 259A. Emphasis on research methodology as applied to prevention and control of worker-related musculoskeletal disorders. Topics include applied anthropometry, biomechanical modeling, strength measurement, postural analysis, fatigue, and medical surveillance of cumulative trauma disorders. S/U grading.
259E. Occupational Safety and Health Program Management. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to application of management principles and techniques for management of safety and health and loss control programs. Letter grading.
259F. Accident Investigation and System Safety. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 259A. Introduction to retrospective and prospective safety hazard analysis, system safety, computer-aided hazard analysis, and methodology and process of accident investigation. Letter grading.
259G. Fire Prevention, Protection, and Facility Design. (3)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 259A. Introduction to application of fire sciences, engineering, and management principles to prevention, suppression, and control of fires and explosions and protection of persons and property from fire or explosion damage and injury. Letter grading.
M259H. Biomechanics of Traumatic Injury. (4)
(Same as Biomedical Engineering M259H.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Designed for graduate students. Introduction to applied biomechanics of accidental injury causation and prevention; discussion of mechanisms of injury that result in bone and soft tissue trauma; discussion of mechanisms of healing for effective rehabilitation after traumatic injury. Letter grading.
261. Chemical Behavior of Aquatic Systems. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, Chemistry 20A, 20B, Mathematics 3A. Chemistry of ocean waters, rivers, groundwaters, and water treatment systems. Topics include thermodynamics of natural waters, acids and bases, carbon dioxide cycle, solubility reactions, oxidation and reduction, plus applied problems. Letter grading.
264. Fate and Transport of Organic Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment. (4)
Lecture, four hours. Preparation: bachelor's degree in science, engineering, geophysics, chemistry, biology, or public health. Evaluation of how and where and in what form and concentration organic pollutants are distributed in aquatic environments. Study of mass transport mechanisms moving organic chemicals between phases, biological degradation and accumulation, and chemical reactions. Effect of humic substances on these processes. S/U or letter grading.
M266. Nonpoint Pollutant Sources and Transport Phenomena. (2)
(Same as Environmental Science M266.) Seminar, two hours. Critical analysis course with focus on advanced topics in origins, transport, and fate of nonpoint source pollutants, especially in runoff from urban watersheds. Basics of transport of humic substances, methods to identify sources of pollutants in urban runoff, analysis of urban activities as potential sources, and methods to estimate loadings from particular urban watersheds. S/U grading.
(Same as Community Health Sciences M278.) Lecture, three hours; practicum, one hour. Recommended preparation: graduate-level methods/statistics course, basic epidemiology. Designed for graduate students. Exploration of impact of work on physical and psychological health in context of newly emerging discipline. Focus on psychosocial models, measurement (including hands-on experience), contextual factors (gender, ethnicity, social class), and how work stressors can be ameliorated. S/U or letter grading.
296A-296N. Research Topics in Environmental Health Sciences. (2 each)
Seminar, two hours. Advanced study and analysis of current topics in environmental health sciences. Discussion of current research and literature in research specialty of faculty member teaching course. S/U grading:
296A. Coastal Ecological Processes and Problems.
296C. Advances in Environmental Evaluation and Conflict Management.
296D. Economic Impacts of Contamination and Remediation of Coastal Waters.
296E. Molecular Topics in Boron Biology.
296F. Toxicology and Exposure Assessment of Toxic Chemicals.
296G. Advances in Aerosol Technology.
296H. Occupational Safety and Ergonomics.
296I. Industrial and Environmental Hygiene.
296J. Germ Cell Cytogenetic/Genetic Biomarkers.
296L. Water Science and Health.
296M. Experimental and Modeling Studies of Atmospheric Pollution.
400. Field Studies in Environmental Health Sciences. (2 or 4)
Fieldwork, to be arranged. Field observation and studies in selected community environmental health organizations. Students must file field placement and program training documentation on form available from Student Affairs Office. May not be applied toward M.S. minimum course requirement; 4 units may be applied toward 44-unit minimum total required for M.P.H. degree. Letter grading.
401. Environmental Measurements. (4)
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, four hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, Chemistry 20A, 30AL. Instrumental methods for laboratory and field applications to assess quantity of environmental pollutants in air, food, and water, and to assess degree of exposure to such factors as noise and radiation. Letter grading.
410A. Instrumental Methods in Environmental Sciences. (4)
Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; other, two hours. Preparation: one year each of physics, chemistry, and biology. Theory and principles of instrumental methods through lectures and group discussions. Letter grading.
410B. Instrumental Methods Laboratory in Environmental Health Sciences. (4)
Lecture, one hour; discussion, one hour; laboratory, four hours; other, two hours. Preparation: one year each of physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B. Laboratory techniques and instrumentation used in preparation and analysis of biological, environmental, and occupational samples. Letter grading.
M411. Environmental Health Sciences Seminar. (2)
(Same as Environmental Science M411.) Seminar, two hours. Required of graduate environmental health sciences students for one term each year. Current topics in environmental health sciences and environmental science and engineering. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
M412. Effective Technical Writing. (2)
(Same as Environmental Science and Engineering M412.) Lecture, one hour. Essentials of grammar, punctuation, syntax, organization, and format needed to produce well-written journal articles, research reports, memoranda, letters, and résumés. Emphasis on accuracy, clarity, conciseness, and avoidance of common errors in advanced technical writing, using critique, exercises, and examples. S/U grading.
454. Health Hazards of Industrial Processes. (4)
(Formerly numbered 254.) Lecture, two hours; field trips, four hours. Requisite: course 255. Industrial processes and operations and occupational health hazards that arise from them. Letter grading.
461. Water Quality and Health. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, 401. Introduction to water quality, with coverage of hydrology, water chemistry, and various chemical contaminants that may affect human health. Various treatment methods and health implications. S/U or letter grading.
470. Environmental Hygiene Practices. (2)
Lecture, two hours. Requisites: courses 200A, 200B, 230, 401, Epidemiology 100. Field principles and practices of environmental sanitation as applicable to the sanitarian. Topics include theory, code enforcement, and inspection procedures for applicable environmental topic areas. S/U or letter grading.
495. Teacher Preparation in Environmental Health Sciences. (2)
Seminar, two hours. Preparation: 18 units of cognate courses in area of specialization. May not be applied toward master's degree minimum total course requirement. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
501. Cooperative Program. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Preparation: consent of UCLA graduate adviser and graduate dean, and host campus instructor, department chair, and graduate dean. Used to record enrollment of UCLA students in courses taken under cooperative arrangements with USC. No more than 8 units may be applied toward master's degree minimum total course requirement; may not be applied toward minimum graduate course requirement. S/U grading.
596. Directed Individual Study or Research. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to graduate students. Individual guided studies under direct faculty supervision. Only 4 units may be applied toward M.P.H. and M.S. minimum total course requirement. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
597. Preparation for Master's Comprehensive or Doctoral Qualifying Examinations. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to graduate students. May not be applied toward any degree course requirements. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
598. Master's Thesis Research. (2 to 10)
Tutorial, four hours. Only 4 units may be applied toward M.P.H. and M.S. minimum total course requirement; may not be applied toward minimum graduate course requirement. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
599. Doctoral Dissertation Research. (2 to 10)
Tutorial, four hours. May not be applied toward any degree course requirements. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
