Environmental and occupational health

Code:

MSP12_8

Acronym:

MSP12_8

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmemtal Health

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree Course in Public Health

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MSP	26	Master Degree Public Health - Official Plan12	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Acquire knowledge related to the main environmental problems and its effects in health.

Understand the specifcity of the research methods in this area, mainly in respect to quantification of expositions and evaluation of risks.

Understand the natural, build, and psicosocial environemnt as critical determinants to health.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student will: acquire the skills to identify the main environmental problems and differences between countries according to the level of development; Understand the association between the environment and health events; quantify exposure and assess risks to health

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not aplicable

Program

The student will: acquire the skills to identify the main environmental problems and differences between countries according to the level of development; Understand the association between the environment and health events; quantify exposure and assess risks to health

Mandatory literature

Harrison, R. M; Exposure Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, Oxford University Press, 2003

Teaching methods and learning activities

A total of 108 hours of student’s work, of which 36 are of contact, distributed as follows is estimated:

A weekly theoretical session of 90 min (total: 9 sessions – 13.5h)
A theoretical-practical weekly session of 120 min (9 sessions total – 22.5h)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	70,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Attenting at least 75% of the classes

Calculation formula of final grade

The grade will be weighted: 60% of the classification obtained in the exam and 40% of the classification obtained in the writen practical work.