Submitted by Stephen Dunne on March 27, 2023 - 8:23am
Spring 2023
ENV H 105: Toxic Tales
TTh 10:30 – 11:20 am
2 credits, graded
Open to undergraduates in all majors
Instructor: Therese Mar, therese@uw.edu
Building skills for academic success through the study of POISONS. The 2-credit course includes stories of murder by poison from ancient to modern times and introduces students to the topic of environmental justice.
- Explore fundamental concepts of toxicology such as dose response, routes of exposure, and factors influencing toxicity through historic and present day “toxic tales.”
- Develop skills for academic success, including higher order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation; research and presentation skills; study strategies; time management; personal accountability and resiliency.
- Learn more about the field of environmental health and related careers through panel discussions with current students.
