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