This course offers an introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere. It emphasizes the characteristics of living organisms, their organisation and distribution as well as the components of the biosphere and basic ecological processes. The course also examines the methodologies used to monitor microbes and their activities and the possible effects of these microbes on human activities.
This course provides students with an understanding of the chemistry of the environment. Emphasis is placed on the chemistry of the natural processes of the environment and to the chemical impact of anthropogenic activities.
This course is designed to assist the student to develop a basic understanding of the environmental chemicals on human health, in terms of their sources, reactions, transport, fate and effect in the water, soil, air and living environment.
This course provides coverage of the underlying principles of chemistry and physics in natural systems. Emphasis is placed on the sources, methods of detection and impact of chemical pollutants. A study of alternative energy sources is included.
This course is designed to introduce the basic ecological and environmental determinants of health, and will explore the primary health care approach to environmental health management.
This course introduces the concepts and technologies used in Environmental Health Impact Assessment. It focuses particularly, but not exclusively on Environmental Pollution and related problems. It explores the possible impact of development plans on health and human ecology.
This course focuses on the role and functions of the Environmental Health Officer in the health system and in the community before, during and after disasters. It teaches how the Environmental Health Department will structure itself, organize its activities and work with other departments, sectors and communities to cope with and reduce the consequences of disasters.
It also teaches the guidelines for preparing Health Sector Disaster Management Plans and will outline methods of coordinating special technical programmes that cover every aspect of normal operations before a disaster occurs in order to reduce the magnitude of a disaster’s effects. This course consolidates materials covered during earlier semesters.
This course covers the basic principles, concepts, methods and issues central to the epidemiology of infections disease and demonstrates their applicability in the field of public health. It will focus on the natural history of infectious diseases as well as disease aetiology epidemiologic surveillance, the transmission of infections and the interactions of infections agents, their host and their environment.
The course will also introduce the elements of study design and will discuss the application of epidemiologic methods and epidemiologic measurements in analysing disease outbreaks, investigating infectious diseases and assessing risk in epidemiologic studies.
This course is designed to introduce the students to the basic concepts and principles of physics, which will assist in the identification, analysis and interpretation of environmental health problems, for mitigation or prevention.
This course emphasizes the application of physics to problems in the natural and man-made environment. It seeks to provide students with a good understanding of the pollution, energy and natural resources issues of the 21st century, including: energy resources and reserves, energy consumption and conservation, global warming, heat transfer, solar energy, nuclear energy, hydroelectric power, wind generating technology, harnessing wave energy, geothermal energy, heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics, pollution from heat engines, noise pollution, noise measurements.
This course covers a broad range of the social and behavioural aspects of the built environment. It examines examples of the effects of environment on people and their individual and collective reactions if the environment does not match their needs and aspirations. It provides useful information which can guide the design of buildings such as houses, offices and schools, as well as communities, cities and towns in order to better meet the needs of their occupants and user groups.
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the basic epidemiology principles, concepts and procedures and their application to community health. The course consists of the study of concepts, principles, and methods generally used in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states, and as they relate to common life styles and infectious disease conditions.
This course will build on students’ knowledge of disease, microbiology, bio-statistics and research methods. It will also use the basic principles of epidemiology to identify strategies for prevention, control and prevention, control and surveillance of disease in man.
This course is designed to enable the student to explain the cause(s) of a disease given that: (i) the disease has been described according to the major epidemiological variables; (ii) and a tentative hypothesis or hypotheses has/have been formed.
This course constitutes a study of moral philosophy and its application to life. The student is exposed to moral issues which are personal, vocational, social and topical. An analysis is made of moral principles, decisions and actions with a view to establishing a norm for moral conduct and a view to formulating a sound philosophy of life. The moral qualities which are necessary for good citizenship are examined.
This course is designed to familiarize the student with a working knowledge of the fundamentals of computer architecture. The student will be asked to troubleshoot microprocessors and microprocessor- based systems. The course will be delivered with the need for microprocessor-based technologies and how to use them to improve today’s way of life as its prime focus.