Fundamentals of Risk Assessment in Health and Environment

Course goals

At the end of the course students:
-    Will be able to explain the steps in the risk assessment cycle;
-    Will be able to name the differences and similarities between the approaches used in Toxicology, One Health and Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
-    Will be able to apply this knowledge in an interdisciplinary assignment

Content

Period (from - till): 14 September 2026 - 18 September 2026 (BMS_P1_A)

Course description:
The fundamentals of risk assessment will be introduced. Related concepts including health impact assessment and burden of disease assessment will be explained.  The role of different disciplines (exposure science, toxicology, epidemiology) will be outlined. The importance of not only human risk assessment, but also environmental and ecosystem risk assessment will be made clear. Moreover, an introduction to inter- and transdisciplinarity and the One Health approach will be given. The exposome will also be introduced, underlining the new and important omics-research.

Course coordinator:
Mieke Lumens

Contact details: education.iras@uu.nl or m.lumens@uu.nl

Registration:
Registration only open to Health and Environment students who will automatically be enrolled.

Mandatory for students in Master’s programme:
Yes

Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
No