Curriculum

The Environmental Health program at Iihmr University Jaipur is structured over 8 semesters, with a comprehensive curriculum designed to build both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The following table outlines the course structure:

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credits (L-T-P-C)	Prerequisites
1	ENV101	Introduction to Environmental Health	3-0-0-3	-
1	ENV102	Chemistry for Environmental Health	3-0-0-3	-
1	ENV103	Biology for Environmental Health	3-0-0-3	-
1	ENV104	Mathematics for Environmental Health	3-0-0-3	-
1	ENV105	Environmental Science Lab	0-0-3-1.5	-
2	ENV201	Environmental Toxicology	3-0-0-3	ENV102, ENV103
2	ENV202	Epidemiology and Biostatistics	3-0-0-3	ENV104
2	ENV203	Environmental Policy and Governance	3-0-0-3	-
2	ENV204	Environmental Health Lab	0-0-3-1.5	ENV105
3	ENV301	Climate Change and Health	3-0-0-3	ENV201, ENV202
3	ENV302	Urban Environmental Planning	3-0-0-3	ENV203
3	ENV303	Water Quality Management	3-0-0-3	ENV102, ENV201
3	ENV304	Occupational Health	3-0-0-3	ENV201, ENV202
3	ENV305	Environmental Risk Assessment Lab	0-0-3-1.5	ENV204
4	ENV401	Public Health Policy	3-0-0-3	ENV203
4	ENV402	Sustainable Development and Ethics	3-0-0-3	ENV301, ENV302
4	ENV403	Environmental Health Research Methods	3-0-0-3	ENV202, ENV305
4	ENV404	Environmental Health Project Lab	0-0-3-1.5	ENV305, ENV403
5	ENV501	Advanced Environmental Toxicology	3-0-0-3	ENV201
5	ENV502	Environmental Impact Assessment	3-0-0-3	ENV401, ENV402
5	ENV503	Global Environmental Health Challenges	3-0-0-3	ENV301, ENV402
5	ENV504	Environmental Health Data Analytics	3-0-0-3	ENV202, ENV403
5	ENV505	Research Internship	0-0-0-3	-
6	ENV601	Special Topics in Environmental Health	3-0-0-3	ENV502, ENV503
6	ENV602	Capstone Project	0-0-0-6	ENV505

Advanced departmental elective courses include:

• Advanced Environmental Toxicology: This course delves into the molecular mechanisms of toxicants and their effects on cellular systems, with a focus on emerging contaminants and regulatory frameworks.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: Students learn to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of proposed projects and develop mitigation strategies using case studies from India and globally.
• Global Environmental Health Challenges: A multidisciplinary exploration of transnational issues such as antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, and climate migration.
• Environmental Health Data Analytics: Focuses on statistical modeling, data visualization, and machine learning techniques applied to environmental health datasets.
• Climate Change and Health: Examines the health implications of climate change including heat stress, vector-borne diseases, and food security issues.
• Sustainable Development and Ethics: Integrates ethical considerations with sustainable development practices to promote responsible stewardship of natural resources.
• Urban Environmental Planning: Addresses urbanization challenges such as air quality, waste management, and green infrastructure design.
• Water Quality Management: Covers water resource assessment, treatment technologies, and regulatory compliance in the context of public health protection.
• Occupational Health: Focuses on identifying and controlling workplace hazards that affect worker safety and productivity.
• Environmental Risk Assessment: Teaches quantitative methods for assessing environmental risks and developing risk-based decision-making frameworks.

The department emphasizes project-based learning as a core component of the curriculum. Students engage in both mini-projects and a final-year thesis, with each requiring independent research, data collection, analysis, and presentation. Mini-projects are typically completed in teams of 3–5 students over one semester and focus on specific environmental health issues within local or regional contexts.

The final-year capstone project allows students to explore a topic of personal interest under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Projects often involve collaboration with external partners such as government agencies, NGOs, or private sector organizations. The evaluation criteria include research methodology, data analysis, presentation skills, and contribution to environmental health knowledge.