COURSE INFORMATION
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The Bachelor of Environmental Health enables students to develop skills in the quantification and assessment of the environment, environmental health risks, and public health safety. Topical and global issues in environmental protection and environmental health are explored, providing students with a wide choice of employment options on completion.
The Bachelor of Environmental Health has been designed to meet the requirements of the Health Act and allows graduates to work as Environmental Health Officers and Scientific Officers, in a range of state and local government agencies, private enterprise and the armed forces. The course is taught by environmental and health professionals across ECU to provide the most appropriate expertise in this cross-disciplinary area.
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Standard university admission requirements.
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Joondalup Campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The degree has three main components and has a total of 480 credit points:
1. A core program of units completed over 4 years
2. Two elective units
3. Professional practice in the workplace in the 4th year
One unit will need to be completed at Curtin University as per the below structure.
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YEAR ONE |
Semester 1 |
SCC1123 |
Chemistry for the Life Sciences |
15 | SCI1181 |
Managing the Environment |
15 | SCH1134 |
Human Structure and Function |
15 | HST1120 |
Introduction to Health Promotion |
15 | |
Semester 2 |
SCI1185 |
Ecology |
15 | SCI1186 |
Understanding Pollution |
15 | HST1109 |
Epidemiology |
15 | JUS1111 |
Introduction to Law 1 |
15 | |
YEAR TWO |
Semester 1 |
HST2122 |
Health Research Methodology |
15 | HST1150 |
Fundamental Principles of Occupational Health and Safety |
15 | HST2184 |
Communicable Disease Control |
15 | SCH2235 |
Applied Microbiology |
15 | |
Semester 2 |
SCP1132 |
Introduction to Physics |
15 | SCI2257 |
Water and Wetlands Management |
15 | MAT2214 |
Applied Statistics |
15 | Elective Unit |
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YEAR THREE |
Semester 1 |
SCH3227 |
The Biology of Human Disease |
15 | HST3186 |
Food Safety and Water Quality |
15 | SCI3206 |
Environmental Investigation and Monitoring |
15 | SCI3309 |
Biological and Chemical Hazards |
15 | |
Semester 2 |
HST2185 |
Environmental Disease |
15 | HST3187 |
Environmental Health Management |
15 | SCI3301 |
Catchment Health and Management |
15 | SCM3203 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
15 | |
YEAR FOUR |
Semester 1 |
HST3105 |
Environmental Health Professional Practice |
30 | | HST2144 |
Applied Safety Science 2 |
15 | SCI3307 |
Waste Management |
15 | |
Semester 2 |
SCM3305 |
Risk Assessment, Communication and Management |
15 | HST3501 |
Health Research Project |
15 | or |
SCI3120 |
Natural Sciences Project |
15 | FSP202 Food Science Specialisation 202 or equivalent (Curtin University) 15 |
Elective Unit |
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ELECTIVE UNITS |
Students are required to select two elective units from the following list: |
SCI3308 |
Gathering and Presenting Evidence |
15 | SCM2104 |
Geographical Information Systems |
15 | SCM2203 |
Valuing the Environment |
15 | HST1122 |
Health in Society |
15 | HST3104 |
Rural Health |
15 | |
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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, Graduate Attributes 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 Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/09/2006 VET: 30/09/2006