Information Package / Course Catalogue
Risk Assessment in Environmental Health
Course Code: CSAG654
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to teach the management stages of the measures to be taken against the identified risks by recognizing, describing, and communicating with the necessary institutions and organizations.

Course Content

Determination of the risks in the environmental health field, pre-project, project phase and management phases of the risks that are probable or determined at the next stages

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. 1) Determination of risks in the area of environmental health
2.Knowledge of risk analysis
3.Management steps after risk analysis
4.To be able to comment on issues related to the field
5.To be able to think interdisciplinary on issues related to public administration
Recommended or Required Reading
1.-Prof. Dr.E.Didem Evci Kiraz’s unpublished course notes
2. -HAMER-Acil ve Afet Durumlarında Sağlık Yönetimi (Altıntaş H, Editör). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013
3. -Hunter, P. R., Payment, P., Ashbolt, N., & Bartram, J. (2003). Assessment of risk. Assessing microbial safety of drinking water, 79
4. -Baram, M. (1983). Report on Reports: Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 25(7), 25-27
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the course, goals and objectives
Week 2 - Theoretical
Risk and Environmental Risk Concepts-1
Week 3 - Theoretical
Risk and Environmental Risk Concepts-2
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classification of environmental risks-1
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification of environmental risks-2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Definition of risk analysis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Risk analysis methods-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Risk analysis methods-2 (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Risk analysis methods-2
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental risk management-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Environmental risk management-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Environmental risks to human health and other vital effects
Week 13 - Theoretical
Investigation methods of health risks of environmental events-1
Week 14 - Theoretical
Investigation methods of health risks of environmental events-2
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Seminar1%5
Presentation1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Seminar1718
Presentation 1718
Midterm Examination122224
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
5
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
4
3
2
1
OÇ-3
1
2
3
4
5
OÇ-4
3
3
5
5
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026