CIVE 5255 — Tools and Techniques of Environmental Health
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Introduces basic concepts of environmental health sciences, methods used to study the interface of health and the environment, the health impacts of various environmental processes and exposures, and public health approaches to controlling or eliminating environmental health risks. Covers basic environmental health principles, such as exposure assessment, environmental toxicology, environmental epidemiology, and risk assessment. Also covers specific environmental health issues including toxic exposures from chemicals used in plastics, food production, and everyday household products; water and air pollution; climate change; and other environmental drivers of disease.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 32% | 13.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 67% | 4.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: TF (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Julia Varshavsky (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app