Environment and Health

Course Information
TitleΠεριβάλλον και Υγεία / Environment and Health
CodeΙΑ2005
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorIlias Tyrodimos
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600017973

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Medicine (2019-today)

Registered students: 80
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses212
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours2
Total Hours26
Class ID
600287377
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: Understand the fundamental concepts of environmental sciences and ecosystem functioning. Identify and analyze major global environmental issues, including climate change and their impacts on health. Explain European environmental policy, sustainability principles, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Evaluate the effects of environmental factors (pollution, radiation, nutrition, urban environment) on human biological systems. Correlate environmental degradation with the emergence of chronic and emerging diseases, contributing to public health promotion.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Respect natural environment
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Basic concepts of environmental sciences (ecology, ecosystems, flows of matter and energy, pollution, etc.) Global environmental issues, climate change and health European environmental policy and sustainability UN Sustainable Development Goals Electromagnetic radiation and health effects Environmental pollution and the respiratory system Environment, nutrition, and the cardiovascular system Food crisis and public health, genetically modified foods Urban environment and health Climate change and emerging diseases Environmental factors and effects on the skin Environment and cancer
Keywords
Environment, Sustainability, Environmental policy, Environmental epidemiology, Environmental exposures, Environmental health, climate change
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Digital slides used during lectures Use of internet connection for displaying websites, viewing online videos, searching for data sources, etc. Platforms for interactive educational activities (PollEverywhere, DirectPoll, Google Forms) Asynchronous learning platform (Moodle – eLearning) Online tests (via eLearning)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures260.9✓✓
Fieldwork30.1✓
Reading Assigment100.4✓✓
Tutorial30.1✓
Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities50.2✓
Project50.2✓✓
Written assigments40.1✓✓
Total562
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment methods: Active participation and class attendance – 50% Individual written assignments – 20% Research project – 30%
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
18-10-2025