PHTH 2414 — Environmental Health
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Offers an overview of the field of environmental health, with focus on what the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences terms “environmental public health.” This broad field increasingly involves transdisciplinary approaches that use social science/environmental health collaborations, and it includes the physical, built, and social environments. Asks students to think critically about the economic, scientific, social, and political factors that shape environmental health and to consider how the field is relevant to other public health issues.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 84% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64% | 9.0 |
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 48% · T 52% · W 48% · Th 24% · F 52%
Common patterns: TF (52% of sections), MW (24% of sections), MWR (24% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Alina McIntyre (39% of students) · reviews
- Julia Varshavsky (33% of students) · reviews
- Jennifer Stowell (28% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Julia Varshavsky (61% of students) · reviews
- Alina McIntyre (39% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PHTH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHTH courses · Plan it at numap.app