CIVL 642 - Public Health, Physical Activity, and Design of the Built Environment

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: Admission to partner graduate degree programs; BS in math, science or engineering; or permission from Department Head
Multidisciplinary evaluation of cities, suburban communities and neighborhoods to identify positive and adverse effects of the built environment on levels of physical activity and measures of public health, with an emphasis on adoption of approaches for improving desirable outcomes. The course focuses on establishing basis of need and potential benefits from implementation of optimal solutions to the challenging dilemma of built environment, urban mobility, transportation infrastructure networks, economics, sustainability, livability, and community wellness. Interconnections between the fields of public health, public policy and engineering design are identified. Students are equipped with proficiencies needed to create more healthy communities through an emphasis on physical activity.