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methodology/ design to problems internship site supervisors, students workplace, communication and its strategies for decarbonization and life safety systems, along with both and productivity. Topics include
in EHS via data and information will be engaged in specific tasks, impact on malpractice litigation, waste reduction, and investigate the active and passive fire protection anthropometry, biomechanics, work
collection,determining and reviewing duties, and assignments addressing injury reduction, equitable transfer crucial links between environmental technologies, including fire detection physiology, manual material handling,
relevant sources, conducting logical, current environmental issues on-site. of risk, risk retention, ethical health, social equity, and the and suppression systems. The course workplace design, environmental
critical, and statistical analyses, and In addition to the experience gained guidelines for risk managers, resilience of health systems in emphasizes fire codes and standards, ergonomics, human error, fatigue,
arriving to conclusions. The topic will in the observation and application techniques for managing safety the face of climate change and fire risk assessment, and emergency and shift work. Students will learn
be chosen by students and of public environmental/health and security risk, recognition of other global stressors. The course preparedness, covering the how to identify and assess ergonomic
practices, environmental control, potential environmental hazards, risk integrates clinical, operational, and development of fire safety programs, risks and recommend effective
will be written and presented in a environmental and health program management processes, and tools. policy perspectives. emergency planning, and evacuation workplace improvements across
concise way and scholarly format in planning and training in community strategies. Special attention is various occupational settings.
the form of a presentation in front resources utilization, students will given to regulatory compliance,
of a committee. Students will gain gain professional and personal skills hazard mitigation, and the design of EHS 443- Environmental
research experience to and competencies needed to prepare ENS 210 - Natural Resource HSC 201 - Determinants of practical fire prevention plans and Management Systems (ISO
apply technical and communication them for real-life situations and job Conservation Public Health emergency action programs aimed at 14001)
skills learned in specific settings market. Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3 protecting people, property, and the
(ministries, industries, companies, environment. Credit Hours: 3
businesses, environmental protection List of Major Electives Prerequisite: ENS 205 Prerequisite: ENS 205 Prerequisite: EHS 205
and health agencies, hospitals,
professional associations, research The Natural Resources Conservation This course will introduce students EHS 333- Construction Health This course introduces Environmental
course introduces students to
to different public health paradigms,
centers/laboratories, national and PBH 101 - Introduction to Public Management Systems (EMS) with
international NGOs etc.). Health world’s natural resources including including the biomedical, behavioral, and Safety emphasis on ISO 14001:2015
and holistic, ecological, salutogenic
water, forest, agricultural, wildlife,
Students will have a supervisor/ Credit Hours: 3 marine, and energy resources. Each paradigms. Various models of Credit Hours: 3 requirements. Students learn
environmental policy development,
mentor from the faculty to facilitate resource will be discussed in terms public health determinants within Prerequisite: EHS 205 environmental aspects and
the course (content, process, and Prerequisite: (Co) ENG 102/ENG 200 of its importance, availability, usage, the holistic, ecological, salutogenic impacts, compliance obligations,
assessment) and may have a second management, and effect on human paradigm and the One Health This course provides a risk-based thinking, operational
mentor who is an expert in the This course addresses a variety of and environment. Conservation approach are explored. The course comprehensive overview of safety control, environmental performance
chosen area of EHS, external to ADU. themes in public health which serve methods and sustainability strategies then examines specific determinants and health principles and practices evaluation, internal auditing,
as a base for an introductory-level will be explored and the need for of public health including biological as they apply to the construction
understanding of the field. This using recyclable resources will be factors, socioeconomic factors, industry. Students will learn to management review, continual
course emphasizes the diverse, highlighted. It also introduces the cognitive and affective factors, health identify common construction improvement, and the role of EMS in
EHS 399 - Internship multidisciplinary perspectives students to the available natural behaviors, and conditions within hazards, understand relevant sustainability and ESG reporting.
on public health. It introduces
Credit Hours: 3 core disciplines of public health: resources in the UAE in addition to social, economic, political, natural regulations and standards,
and built environments and their
implement effective risk control
current opportunities and challenges.
Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours prevention, protection and interactions. measures, and foster a strong EHS 444- Emergency and
assurance. safety culture on construction sites.
The internship is a junior-senior level The course integrates theoretical Disaster Management
component of the EHS program HSC222 - Healthcare knowledge with practical applications, Credit Hours: 3
that provides students with real-life Sustainability EHS 211 - Fire Safety preparing students for real-world
experiential learning supplementing EHS 430 - Health Risk Engineering and Emergency challenges and industry certifications. Prerequisite: EHSC305
their theoretical and laboratory class Management Credit Hours: 3
learning. This course is a requirement Planning This course provides students with
for graduation from the BSc in EHS Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: None Credit Hours: 3 the theoretical knowledge and
program at the College of Health Prerequisite: HSC 315 This course explores the principles EHS 334- Ergonomics and practical skills required to prepare
Sciences. Students are required to of sustainability in healthcare, Prerequisite: EHS 205 Human Factors in Safety for, respond to, recover from,
complete a minimum of 240 working This course introduces students examining the impact of healthcare This course examines fire safety and mitigate emergencies and
hours over a period of six weeks in to Health Risk Assessment and practices on the environment and principles and practices. It explores Credit Hours: 3 disasters affecting communities,
approved work settings in public Management. It covers relevant introducing strategies for sustainable fundamental fire science, including industries, and the environment. The
and private sectors (ministries, topics such as definitions and related operations. It will cover topics such combustion, heat transfer, fire Prerequisite: EHS 205 course examines natural hazards,
industries, companies, consultancy concepts, principles of management, as waste management, energy behavior, and fire growth, as well This course introduces the principles technological disasters, public
firms, environmental protection and assessment procedures, risk factors, efficiency, sustainable procurement, as the identification of common and applications of ergonomics health emergencies, climate-related
occupational health agencies, risk analyses, and the management and the role of healthcare and special fire hazards such and human factors in occupational events, and industrial incidents.
of health professionals in promoting health and safety. It examines the Students will learn principles of risk
academic centers, research centers/ as flammable and combustible assessment, emergency planning,
laboratories, international and risk. It also highlights issues related sustainability. Students will analyze materials, electrical risks, and interaction between workers, tasks, incident command systems, disaster
national NGOs, UN agencies, etc.). to risk management standards, the significant environmental explosive atmospheres. Students will equipment, and work environments communication, business continuity,
Under the supervision of faculty and risk management strategies at footprint of healthcare, explore examine building construction and to improve safety, health, comfort, and resilience building.

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