Teaching Methodologies
An active methodology will be used, placing the student at the center of the learning process. STEAM Methodology
– working in an interdisciplinary way so that all concepts make sense, developing the student’s skills and competences. Therefore, practical work, individual and team projects, seminars and study visits in a working environment are valued.
Assessment by frequency
– Written assessment (test) – 50% (T)
– Individual/group written works and respective oral presentation – 50% (TP)
Exam (according to Academic Regulation)
Learning Results
The student must acquire knowledge of:
Determining themes for the understanding of Environmental Health, acquiring and developing this knowledge.
The student must acquire skills to:
Understand the relationships between human health and the environment in a health, political, economic and cultural context.
The student must acquire competences to:
Proactively intervene in the promotion of public health in different contexts.
Program
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental Health as an area of Public Health
Public Health and Environment
Environmental Health and new challenges
ELEMENTARY NOTIONS OF INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LAW
Notion of law
Sources of Law
Branches of law
Interpretation and integration of laws
SUSTAINABILITY, ETHICS AND CITIZENSHIP
Pillars of Sustainability
Ethics and Citizenship
Sustainable Development Goals – ODS
The Eco-Schools and JRA Program at ESTeSC
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Green Economy
Sustainable modes of production
CLIMATE CHANGE
Causes of climate change
Impacts of climate change on human health
ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
The Importance of Biodiversity
Strategies for Biodiversity Conservation
AIR, WATER AND SOILS
Importance of water for life on Earth
Sustainable Management of Water Resources
Use and Abuse of Soils
Atmospheric pollution
Indoor Air Quality
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
energy resources
Energy problems in the world today
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
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FRUMKIN, Howard, ed. lit. – Environmental health: from global to local. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, cop. 2010. lvii, 1221 p.
FRIIS, Robert H. – Essentials of environmental health. 2nd ed. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. 442 p. Chivian E. and Bernstein A. (Eds.) 2008. Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. Oxford University
Osvaldo E.S., Meyerson L.A. and Parmesan C. (Eds.) 2009. Biodiversity change and human health. Island
Jørgensen,S.E. Xu L. and Costanza R. 2010. Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health, Second Edition
Wheater C.P., Bell J.R. and Cook P. A.. 2011. Practical Field Ecology: A Project Guide. Wiley – Blackwell
Lindenmayer D., Barton P. and Pierson J. (Eds.) 2015. Indicators and Surrogates of Biodiversity and Environmental Change. CSIRO Publishing