PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureNUpath CEusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Introduces the field of environmental health, which encompasses concerns related to physical, built, and social environments. Discusses the tools used to study environmental exposures and diseases. Examines environmental health hazards, the routes by which humans are exposed to hazards, various media in which they are found, and disease outcomes associated with exposures. Offers students an opportunity to become familiar with methods used to conduct environmental health research and with the federal and state agencies responsible for protecting environmental health.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 92% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 41 | 59 | 69% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 73 | 100 | 73% | 6.8 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 70 | 81 | 86% | 3.7 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 60 | 73 | 82% | 4.3 |
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 8% · T 6% · W 6% · Th 4% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (76% of sections), M (8% of sections), W (6% of sections), T (6% of sections), R (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Philip Brown (55% of students) · reviews
- Kayleigh Ward (32% of students) · reviews
- Julia Varshavsky (13% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Kayleigh Ward (46% of students) · reviews
- Julia Varshavsky (27% of students) · reviews
- Sara Wylie (19% of students) · reviews
- Kimberly Garrett (8% 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