Unit Set Information

Environmental Health Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2015 : Code MAAAIA

This major is designed to develop skills in the quantification and assessment of environmental health risks and public health safety.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This major is studied online, however has an on-campus attendance requirement.

Employment Opportunities

Designed for students who wish to be employed as environmental health officers in Australia.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
HST1152Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety15
HST2114Environmental Health Law and Compliance15
HST2116Environmental Health Professional Practice15
HST2184Communicable Disease Control15
HST2185Environmental Disease15
HST2256Occupational Hygiene15
HST2220Health Promotion Planning and Administration15
HST3186Food Safety and Water Quality15
HST3187Environmental Health Management15
SCC1123Chemistry for the Life Sciences15
SCI1185Ecology15
SCI1186Understanding Pollution15
SCI3307Waste Management15
SCP1132Introduction to Physics15
SCH2235Applied Microbiology15
SCH3227The Biology of Human Disease15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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