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s~z03 Building Standards
8.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
Subject description
A second year subject of the degree course in environmental
health.
Introduction to the elements of construction with particular
emphasis on housing including timber-framed, brick veneer
and cavity brick dwellings. Examination of foundations,
footings, internallexternal claddings, framing and roof
structures.
Water disposal theory with reference to vented, vented
modified, single stack, single stack modified systems.
Standards of installation, applications and inspection
methods.
Consideration of various forms of construction practices
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related to concrete, steel, timber and masonry.
'2 Relevant provisions of building and plumbing legislation,
2 codes and standards.
2 Plan review technique.
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g SA508 Industry Based Learning
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c. 50.0 credit points
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A six-month period of employment experience occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Health). Students
are supervised by a member of the academic staff, and are
required to complete a Competency Attainment Progam.
SA608 lndustry Based Learning
50.0 credit points
A six-month period of employment experience occurring as
part of the third year of the course leading to the degree of
Applied Science (Environmental Health). Students are
supervised by a member of the academic staff and are
required to complete a Competency Attainment Program.
SCIOO Environmental Health
5.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: two hours
Assessment: assignment and examination
A first-year subject of the degree course in environmental
health.
Subject description
Historical background: a history of public health in Victoria
and the impact of environmental health on the prevention of
spread of infectious diseases.
Professional role: professional practice of the environmental
health officer in government and industry. Concepts of
environmental health.
Administration: the structure and role of state and local
government agencies involved in environmental health and
pollution control.
A brief overview of appropriate legislation that the environmental
health officer is required to administer.
SC107 Biology
6.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
A first-year subject of the degree course in medical
biophysics and instrumentation.
For details see SC108 Biology.
SC108 Biology
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours (two hours of
lectures and two hours of practical work)
A first-year subject of the degree course in computer-aided
chemistry/biochemistry.
Subject description
Cell structure and function.
Basic biochemistry and nutrition: chemical composition of
the body. Structure and function of carbohydrate, protein
and fat. Role of enzymes, coenzymes and mineral elements
in metabolism. Digestive processes. Metabolism of glucose.
Fate of dietary protein. Dietary misconceptions.
Micronutrients. Energy in the diet. Metabolism of fat. Food
additives and their toxicity.
Basic microbiology: Elements of microbial world covering
viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, algae, protozoa and fungi.
Methods of growing, isolating and handling microorganisms.
Microbes and pathogenicity.
Genetics: Genes, chromosomes, cellcycle, mitosis, meiosis.
DNA structure. Replication, transcription and translation of
genes. Genetic engineering. The Human Genome Project.
Genetic traits, crosses, genotypes and phenotypes. Gene
pools, HardyWeinberg Law, drift flow and mutation.
Cytogenetics, karyotypes, genetic defects and evolution.
Practical work covering the above topics.
SClO9 Biology
5.0 credit points
No. of hours per week: four hours
A first-year subject of the degree course in environmental
health.
For details, see SC108 Biology,
SC133 Chemistry
7.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: three hours
Assessment: examination and assignments
A first-year subject for students completing the
Psychoph~iology major in Applied Science.
Atomic structure, shapes of molecules, chemical bonding.
Organic chemistry - amines, aromatic compounds, amino
acids, peptides, proteins, purines, pyrimidines.
Equilibria, kinetics, acid-base chemistry.
SCI 54 Chemistry
12.5 credit points
No. of hours per week: five hours
A first-year subject of the degree courses in computer-aided
chemistry and computer-aided biochemistry.
Subject description
Quantitative aspects of chemical reactions with strong
emphasis on writing and using balanced chemical reactions.
Properties of chemical reactions; extent and equilibria
involving gases and solutions.
Electrical energy and chemical reactions - redox; galvanic
cells, electrode potentials and the Nernst equation. Heat
energy and chemical reactions - thermochemistry; Enthalpy
and Hess's Law, calorimeters.
Kinetics of chemical reactions; order, rate equation, reaction
mechanism.
Organic chemistry; nomenclature, reactions and classes of
compounds.