Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Health Science - Envrn. Hlth. (HSEH)

HSEH 2302  Intro To Environ Hlth  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Introduction to Environmental Health (3) Survey of topics in population and resource management, fundamentals of air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, pest and vector control, and radiation protection. Open to majors and non-majors. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 2304  Health Physics  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Health Physics (3) Fundamentals of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation with respect to source, exposure dose, biological interaction, methods of surveillance, and protection. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2403.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2403

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 2305  Human Ecology  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Human Ecology (3) Principles of environmental physiology; medical geography and sociology; international and travel health; adaptation mechanisms to extremes of temperature, pressure, altitude, and microgravity; circadian rhythms. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2403.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2403

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 2403  Epidemiology & Biostat  (4 Credits)  
Lecture: 4, Lab: 0  

Epidemiology and Biostatistics (4) Principles of distribution and determinants of diseases in human populations, including statistical methods and computer applications in data collection and analysis. Four hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2302.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2302

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3100  Environmental Health Seminar  (1 Credits)  
Lecture: 1, Lab: 0  

Environmental Health Seminar (1 cr.) The seminar will promote critical thinking among students regarding current topics in environmental health. The course will comprise critical review of papers and topics from the literature, discussion of key studies in environmental health, student presentations, presentations by outside speakers, and other topics.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3304  Public Health Org & Admin  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Public Health Organization and Administration (3) Principles of organization and administration of environmental health programs by governmental agencies, including disease surveillance and health data management, environmental policy and ethics, and health education. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2303.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2303

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3305  Air Pollution Control  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Air Pollution and Control (3) Survey of ambient and indoor air quality changes due to toxic emissions. Atmospheric chemistry and meteorology, standard air pollution indicators, global climate changes, and control strategies discussed. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: HSEH 2302 and HSEH 3401.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2302 and HSEH 3401

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3401  Environmental Chemistry  (4 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 1  

Environmental ChemistrY (4) Comprehensive survey of behavior and fate of chemical pollutants in atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, including standard methods of chemical analysis of environmental media. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2302.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2302

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3402  Enviro Microbio  (4 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 1  

Environmental Microbiology (4) Survey of microorganisms of ecological, medical, and industrial importance with respect to nutrient recycling, food spoilage, infectious diseases, and biotechnology. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2302.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2302

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 3403  Water and Sewage Treatment and Control  (4 Credits)  
Lecture: 4, Lab: 0  

Water and Sewage Treatment and Control ( 4 cr.) This course is an overview of approaches to protecting water quality with an emphasis on fundamental principles. Sources of water pollution as well as theory and conceptual design of systems for treating municipal wastewater and drinking water are discussed. Students will also learn about the effective operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment, wastewater collection systems, and wastewater labs.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4300  Internship  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Internship (3) Field practicum in industry, governmental agencies, consulting firms, and academic research facilities providing observation and participation in the practice of environmental health programs. . Prerequisite: Junior level EH major prior to enrolling in the course.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4302  Institutional Health & Safety  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Institutional Health and Safety (3) Survey of structural, electrical, and fire safety of residential, school, hospital, day-care, and penal institutions. Sick building syndrome, emergency planning, and accommodation of disabled persons discussed. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2305.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2305

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4303  Env Health Problems  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Environmental Health Problems (3) Global environmental issues: famine and starvation, environmental refugees, environmental justice and equity, hazardous waste sites, housing and urban blight, crime and substance abuse. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4304  Insect & Vector Control  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Insect and Vector Control (3) Comprehensive survey of agricultural and urban pests, disease transmitting vectors and their habitat, principles of entomology, parasitology and zoonoses, integrated vector control, and pest management. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 3401.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 3401

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4306  Occupational Health & Safety  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Occupational Safety and Health (3) Recognition, measurement, evaluation, and control of workplace hazard exposures. Fundamentals of industrial hygiene, ergonomics, occupational disease surveillance, hazard communication, and worker protection discussed. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: HSEH 3305 and HSEH 4308.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 3305 and HSEH 4308

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4307  Environmental Impact & Safety  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Environmental Impact and Safety (3) Consideration of environmental impacts and risks of legislative proposals, policies, programs, and projects following NEPA regulations: qualitative/quantitative risks, identification, characterization, exposure assessment, dose-response determination, interpretation, communication, and management. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Program Director.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4308  Environmental Toxicology  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Environmental Toxicology (3) Comprehensive survey of principles of toxicodynamics and toxicokinetics; xenobiotic dispersal and ecosystem response; exposure pathways and target organs; mechanisms of toxicity; toxicity testing for mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, and teratogenesis. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: HSEH 2304.

Prerequisite(s): HSEH 2304

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4398  Independent Study  (3 Credits)  
Lecture: 3, Lab: 0  

Students will acquire and apply knowledge of environmental health issues, challenges, and environmental health systems. When necessary for student progression, the course will offer a specialized designed curriculum to fill student deficiencies that are needed for on-time graduation. 3 hours lecture per week.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS

HSEH 4405  Solid & Hazardous Waste Management  (4 Credits)  
Lecture: 4, Lab: 0  

Solid & Hazardous Waste Management (4 cr) This course provides a fundamental overview of the major topics in modern solid & hazardous waste management. Definition, classification, characterization, collection, transportation, sources, management and disposal of various types of solid waste and hazardous waste will be discussed in the course. Legal framework related to different types of wastes as well as regulatory requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will be discussed.

College/School: College Of Pharmacy/Hlth Sci.

Department: Dpt of Pharmaceu Sc& Env HS