410.601.81
Emerging Tobacco Products and Regulatory Approaches

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Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Ryan Kennedy
Contact Name
Ryan Kennedy
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Think tobacco control is done? Think again - emerging products like electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are changing the tobacco landscape. What or how do flavors influence abuse liability? What regulatory approaches are used in the US and internationally? Big tobacco is making big changes - and public health needs to be ready.
This course provides students with an overview of tobacco product regulation, including cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, shisha, and emerging nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Students will explore tobacco regulatory frameworks and national policies; review past regulatory successes and emerging regulatory strategies; search industry patents to understand how product innovation is protected and presented; and study the tobacco industry’s tactics to counter tobacco regulation by critically assessing media stories.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Have a working knowledge of tobacco product design and how regulation could reduce or eliminate product addictiveness
  2. Understand tobacco product regulation including jurisdictional authority.
  3. Gain expertise in tobacco industry tactics against regulation of tobacco product contents, design, and emissions
  4. Understand how the tobacco industry uses product design features to target populations.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Exam(s)
  • 20% Final Presentation
  • 40% Assignments
  • 10% Discussion
  • 10% Participation
Instructor Consent
No consent required