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Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH	Third cycle	SEC138		1	2.00	2.00	Print

Description of course unit

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Course contents

1	The basic concepts related to the environment
2	The relationship between Health and Environment
3	Global Warming and Climate Change
4	Wastes
5	Air pollution
6	Water Pollution and Water Conservation
7	Exemination
8	Soil, Food and Noise Pollution
9	Housing Health
10	Indoor Air Pollution
11	Radioactive Contamination
12	The effects of Global Warming and climate change on the physical-biological-sociocultural environment through observations and interviews and discusses the results within the group.
13	Other Environmental Health Problems (public places, accidents, population movements: urbanization, migration and tourism)
14	Other Environmental Health Problems (public places, accidents, population movements: urbanization, migration and tourism)
15	Other Environmental Health Problems (public places, accidents, population movements: urbanization, migration and tourism)
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Explain the basic concepts related to the environment
2	Explain the relationship between Health and Environment.
3	Discuss the effects of Global Warming and climate change in terms of environmental health.
4	Explains wastes, types, environmental health problems caused by wastes and protection measures.
5	Explains the causes of indoor and outdoor air pollution, noise pollution and its effects on environmental health and protection measures.
6	Explains the causes of water, soil and nutrient pollution and its effects on environmental health and protection measures.
7	Explain the characteristics of healthy housing.
8	Explain the ways of radioactive contamination and protection.
9	Determines the effects of Global Warming and climate change on the physical-biological-sociocultural environment through observations and interviews and discusses the results within the group.
10	Explains the practices and precautions to be taken in other Environmental Health Problems (public places, accidents, population movements: urbanization, migration and tourism).

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	10	1	10
Homework	1	5	5
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	2	2
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			50
ECTS			2.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	50
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	50
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

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