Course Websites

CEE 498 PHO - Public Health Engineering

Last offered Fall 2019

Official Description

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in civil and environmental engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

Section Description

Restricted to online non-degree, online MCS, online MSME and online MS CE students. Online & Continuing Education (OCE) restrictions and assessments apply, see http://www.oce.illinois.edu. For more details on this course section, please see http://online.engineering.illinois.edu/descriptions/fall2011.htm Public Health: history, science, politics and prevention; Basic principles of Epidemiology: types, methods and limitations. Basic principles of Toxicology, Infectious and Chronic Diseases, Social and Behavioral Factors in Public Health (Environmental Tobacco Smoke), Environmental Threats to Public Health ? Waterborne pollution, Air Pollution, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Public health and Natural Disasters, Occupational Exposure, Risk Assessment and Management, Future of Public Health, Role of Engineering in Public Health.

Related Faculty

Subject Area

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Description

Public Health: history, science, politics and prevention; Basic principles of Epidemiology: types, methods and limitations. Basic principles of Toxicology, Infectious and Chronic Diseases, Social and Behavioral Factors in Public Health (Environmental Tobacco Smoke), Environmental Threats to Public Health – Waterborne pollution, Air Pollution, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Public health and Natural Disasters, Occupational Exposure, Risk Assessment and Management, Future of Public Health, and Role of Engineering in Public Health are covered in this course.

Credit Hours

3 or 4 hours

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Public Health EngineeringPHO59099E11 -    Vishal Verma