Undergraduate Programs
Student Learning Outcomes
Certificates and Minors
Certificate in Environmental Studies
A student who earns the Certificate in Environmental Studies will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Describe the major components of the Earth's systems and the role these play in environmental problems and solutions.
- Apply basic principles of chemistry, geology, and ecology to the identification of environmental problems and solutions.
- Identify key contaminants that pollute the air, land, water or the built environment and articulate common sources of these materials.
- Recognize how economics and finance contribute to the creation and solution of environmental problems.
- Describe techniques that are used to eliminate or control hazards that can cause harm to human health and the environment.
A student who earns the Certificate in Public Health will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Describe contemporary environmental issues in terms of sources, effects, and solutions.
- Characterize the distribution of health effects from environmental contaminants using common epidemiological principles and techniques.
- Locate and interpret environmental regulations focused on air, land, or water pollution.
- Apply the commonly used mathematical and scientific principles to the identification and solution of environmental problems.
Minor in Environmental Health Science
A student who earns the Minor in Environmental Health Science will demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Describe the ways humans can have a negative impact on their environment.
- Identify contaminants and common sources of these contaminants that pollute the air, land, and water, and built environment.
- Explain ways humans are exposed to environmental pollution and the adverse effects it can have on health and safety.
- Explain the approaches that are used to assess the scope and extent of risk associated with environmental/occupational hazards.
- Describe the techniques that are used to eliminate or control hazards that can cause harm to human health and the environment.