UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL:

HMB436H Human Fungal Interaction
This course is intended to familiarize students with the wide array of ways in which fungi influence human lives. Topics will include fungal genetics, physiology and evolution. Emphasis will be given to the fungal agents of human disease. In addition, the commercialization and biotechnology of fungi will be explored.

GRADUATE LEVEL:

CHL5413H Public Health Sanitation
This course explores the role of environmental sanitation and control as protective measures against public health threats. We will first trace the history of public health sanitation and its essential role in the development, success and fall of human civilizations. We will then examine modern including drinking water treatment, liquid waste management, solid waste management, food safety, milk and meat technology, HACCP, vector control and pesticide safety use and misuse, integrated pest management, housing, and relevant regulatory frameworks. The course will meet weekly on Mondays from 9-12 in Gage Bldg rm 100 during the winter semester. This course combines sessions in lecture format with field excursions to permit students to observe common sanitation processes.

CHL5918H Biological Hazards in the Workplace and Community
This course considers the wide range of biological hazards that may be encountered in work environments, including commercial, non-industrial, industrial and healthcare settings. Emphasis will be given to the tools and practices used by occupational hygeinists in the recognition, evaluation and control of microbiological hazards of occupation. The course will meet weekly on Thursdays from 9-12 in Gage Bldg rm 100 during the fall semester. A majority of sessions will be in lecture format, although several laboratory/ equipment demonstration sessions will be included.