Program overview
Students choose to study the BSc in Environmental Health Management because it covers a wide variety of disciplines. This degree will prepare you for both the technical and professional demands of careers in the field of Environment, Human Health, Safety, Healthcare Institutions and Research. Students will be actively involved within their communities through planning and executing environmental and health projects. You will also learn methods for analysing, evaluating and controlling environmental health issues.
Program benefits
As a graduate of CUD’s Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health Management you will have a strong background in managing environmental health issues relevant to modern society. The program will equip you with the current tools and techniques to face the most challenging and contemporary issues related to health organization and environmental health, to make an important contribution to the workforce immediately following your graduation. With a degree in this field, you will be a crucial asset to environmental and health employers, ministries and international organizations.
Graduate careers
As an Environmental Health Management graduate, not only you will have a chance to make an impact on peoples’ lives and contribute to healthier societies, you will also be highly employable in a range of careers. There is no shortage of job opportunities in institutions and professions linked to:
- Government Ministries
- International Healthcare Organizations
- United Nations Agencies
- Environmental & Health Consulting Firms
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Healthcare Institutions
- Industries related to Health Management functions
- Environmental Agencies
- Educational and Research Institutions
- Industries linked to:
- Health, Safety and Hazards
- Food Safety
- Water Resources
- Oil Industry
- Sustainable Building
- Waste Management
In these career areas, you will be responsible for enforcement related to environmental health laws and regulations, consultation, education, research, management, and implementation of systems.
Program Structure
Program Requirements
| Requirements | Compulsory Credit Hours |
Elective Credit Hours |
Total Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Requirement (UR) | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Faculty Requirements (Core) (CR.H.) | 45 | - | 45 |
| Concentration (Major) (MJ) | 42 | 3 | 45 |
| Total | 105 | 21 | 126 |
Core Requirements
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNG | 173 | Professional Communication Skills | LNG -72 | 3 |
| SHS | 102 | Healthcare Systems | 3 | |
| SHS | 111 | Fundamentals of Human Systems | BIO-101 | 3 |
| SHS | 207 | Library Science and Information Literacy | GED-101E | 3 |
| SHS | 208 | Infectious Diseases | 3 | |
| SHS | 211 | Non-infectious /Chronic diseases | 3 | |
| SHS | 212 | Health Planning | SHS-102 | 3 |
| SHS | 213 | Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management | HOM-101 | 3 |
| SHS | 311 | Human Resources Management in Healthcare | HOM-101 | 3 |
| SHS | 312 | Measuring Performance in Healthcare Organizations | SHS-213 | 3 |
| SHS | 314 | Health Economics and Financial Management | 3 | |
| SHS | 401 | Healthcare Ethics | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| SHS | 402 | Performance & Service Improvement in Healthcare | SHS-312 | 3 |
| SHS | 411 | Governance and Leadership | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| HOM | 301 | Process Management in Health Services | SHS-213 | 3 |
Major Requirements
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENV | 302 | Environmental Microbiology | ENV-201 | 3 |
| ENV | 303 | Entomology and Pest Control | SHS-103 | 3 |
| ENV | 304 | Water and Wastewater Quality Control | ENV-201 | 3 |
| ENV | 305 | Food Quality and Control | ENV-201 | 3 |
| ENV | 406 | Internship: Familiarization with the Industry | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| ENV | 308 | Community Environmental Health | ENV-201 | 3 |
| ENV | 407 | Management of Domestic and Hazardous Wastes | ENV-304 | 3 |
| ENV | 408 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | MTH-195, ENV-201 | 3 |
| ENV | 409 | Marine and Air Pollution | ENV-407 | 3 |
| ENV | 410 | Occupational Health and Toxicology | ENV-302, ENV-407 | 3 |
| ENV | 411 | Research Study in the Field of Environmental Health | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| ENV | 415 | Seminar | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| HIM | 301 | Health Informatics and Health Statistics | MTH-195, GED-101E | 3 |
| HOM | 101 | Fundamentals of Healthcare Management | 3 | |
Major Electives
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOM | 303 | Health Education and Promotion | 3 | |
| HOM | 304 | Healthcare Operations | SHS-213 | 3 |
| HOM | 408 | Health Information Department Management | HIM-301 | 3 |
| HOM | 411 | Health Care Organizations and the Accreditation Process | 81 CR.H. | 3 |
| HOM | 412 | Healthcare Facility Safety & the Environment of Care | 81 CR.H. | 3 |