Environmental Science: Risk Assessment in Environment and Public Health

<p>Risk assessment is the process of identifying, analyzing and evaluating potential risks or hazards in a given situation and is an important part of risk management. The course is aimed at those who want to focus on ecotoxicology, environmental and health protection or nature, land or water conservation.</p><p>You learn to identify and assess risks and vulnerability in areas such as e.g. exposure to chemicals, species extinction, introduction of invasive species and epidemiology as well as working with the most common risk management models used in the nature, environment and health fields. The course covers the areas of risk identification, risk assessment, risk valuation, risk management and risk communication.</p>