Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL
HYGIENE AND TOXICOLOGY
Course Code S05
The curriculum for this course consists of units in Occupational &
Environmental Safety and Health, Epidemiology and specialist
units in occupational hygiene. After completion of the Graduate
Diploma students may apply for entry to the Master
of Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology.
The course is delivered in online mode supported by DVD
demonstrations of laboratory techniques and the use of sampling
equipment.
Instruments are sent to students by courier if and when required
for their projects.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An undergraduate degree or relevant postgraduate qualification
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Offcampus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
120 credit points (six units).
Units are online and should be completed in the order listed
below.
STAGE 1
OHS5101 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work
1
20
HST5116 Fundamentals of Environmental and
Occupational Safety and Health
20
HST5120 Epidemiology 20
STAGE 2
HST5144 Occupational Hygiene 1 20
HST5159 Occupational Hygiene 2 20
HST5162 Occupational Hygiene 3 20
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF HEALTH AND
ECOLOGY
Course Code Q36
Course Code D66
INTRODUCTION
The Graduate Diploma of Health and Ecology will equip students
with the skills to blend the approaches of the ecological sciences
and the health sciences to give a unique perspective on
environmental and social issues. It has been designed to allow
three different types of graduates or professionals, those who
already have a degree in either public health, nursing or
environmental management, to examine the inter-relationships
between the well-being of communities, health of people and
ecological condition of their surroundings. It will suit those
students who see environmental issues in a broader societal
context, or those students who believe that the socio-economic
and environmental determinants of human health require careful
investigation.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An undergraduate degree OR relevant postgraduate qualification.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Offcampus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Three specialisations to choose from, depending on previous
studies.
120 credit points (six units).
Units are online and should be completed in the order listed
below.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALISATION
Students with a background in Environmental Health:
Core Units
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20
SCI5250 Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures 20
Recommended Electives
Four units selected from:
HST5508 Planning and Evaluation 20
HST5501 Law and Ethical Issues 20
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISATION
Students with a background in other health professions:
Core Units
HST5130 Principles of Environmental Health 20
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20
Recommended Electives
Four units with at least one unit selected from SCI5123, SCI5124
and SCI5115.
HST5111 Health Promotion Strategies 20
HST5113 Health Promotion Planning 20
HST5120 Epidemiology 20
IAS5103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Project
20
HST5231 Current Issues in Environmental Health 20
SCI5123 Coastal and Marine Systems 20
SCI5124 Land Degradation and Management 20
SCI5115 Inland Aquatic Systems 20
PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISATION
Students with a background in Environmental
Science/Management:
Core Units
HST5120 Epidemiology 20
SCI5105 Catchment Health 20
Recommended Electives
Four units selected from:
HST5111 Health Promotion Strategies 20
HST5117 Communicable Disease 20
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