Microbiology in Environmental Health

EHS
576

Course Discipline

Epidemiology

Course Level

500+

Course Credits

3

Term(s) Offered

Winter*

Course Description

GGraduate level course on basic knowledge about microbes in the environment and its impact on public health. Topics will include: - introduction on microbiology; - growth and control of microbes in the environment; - characterization and identification of microbes in the environment; - biofilms and its control; - transmission and persistence of health-related microbes in various environments such as water, air, food, indoor and industrial settings; - microbial transformation of organic and metal contaminants in the environments; - spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment.

Eligible for Microbiology Certificate Program

Yes