Undergraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

Additional Major Information
The third year unit Food Science Specialisation deals with
pathology of meat animals and currently this unit needs to be
conducted at Curtin University.
The Envirnomental Health Major consists of 15 units /
225 credit points and does not follow the course structure like
the other majors.
Required units Credit Points
HST2114 Environmental Health Law and Compliance 15
HST2116 Environmental Health Professional Practice 15
HST2184 Communicable Disease Control 15
HST2185 Environmental Disease 15
HST2256 Occupational Hygiene 15
HST3186 Food Safety and Water Quality 15
HST3187 Environmental Health Management 15
SCC1123 Chemistry for the Life Sciences 15
SCI1185 Ecology 15
SCI1186 Understanding Pollution 15
SCI3307 Waste Management 15
SCP1132 Introduction to Physics 15
SCH2235 Applied Microbiology 15
SCH3227 The Biology of Human Disease 15
Elective Unit
careers: Environmental Health Officer.
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health promotion
campus: Joondalup
Practicum: Yes
Prepares students for a role as a health promotion professional
in a changing global environment. Health promotion is the
process of enabling people to increase control over their health,
strengthening their skills and capabilities but also actions directed
towards reducing inequalities in the community. Students will
cover planning, development and implementation of health
promotion policies and projects, for example Quit or Go for 2&5;
using a variety of strategies, including e-health, mass media,
community development and engagement processes, advocacy,
social marketing, research and evaluation. Students undertake
practical placements in the field to strengthen their opportunities
in the workplace.
Required units Credit Points
HST1121 Personal Health 15
HST1122 Health in Society 15
HST1120 Introduction to Health Promotion 15
HST1124 Health Communication 15
HST2120 Community Development in Health Promotion 15
HST2111 Health Promotion Strategies 15
HST3111 Applied Health Promotion 15
HST3200 Health Promotion Practicum 15
careers: Aged Care Worker, Asthma WA Worker, Diabetes
Australia Worker, Cancer Council Worker, Disability WA Worker,
Child Protection Officer, Heart Foundation Worker, Health
Promotion Researcher, Injury Prevention Officer, Mental Health
Worker, Mens Health Worker, Womens Health Worker, Health
Project Coordinator.
nutrition
campus: Joondalup
Provides students with an understanding of the known nutrients
and the non-nutrient substances in food, community nutrition
issues, the assessment of nutritional status, nutritional needs
during the lifecycle, the psychology and sociology of food habits
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and current controversies in nutrition. A major in nutrition
prepares students to work in health promotion roles in a range
of community settings.
The Nutrtion Major consists of 16 units / 240 credit points and
does not follow the course structure like the other majors.
Required units Credit Points
NUT1121 Human Nutrition 15
NUT1111 Food and Nutrients 15
SCH1143 Systems Physiology 15
SCC1123
or
Chemistry for the Life Sciences* 15
SCC1111 General Chemistry** 15
SCC1226 Introduction to Organic Chemistry and
Biochemistry 15
NUT2210 Nutrition in the Life Cycle 15
NUT2220 Nutritional Assessment 15
SCC2211 Organic Chemistry 15
SCH2232 Medical Biochemistry 15
SCH2111 Applied Physiology 15
NUT3215 Exercise Nutrition 15
NUT3221 Community Nutrition 15
NUT3231 Food Habits and Trends 15
NUT3241 Controversies in Nutrition 15
SCH3227 The Biology of Human Disease 15
SCH3434 Human Reproduction, Development and Ageing 15
* Students who require an introductory unit to Chemistry.
** Students who have the equivalency of Western Australia Certificate of
Education Chemistry.
careers: Community Nutritionist, Corportate Nutritionist,
Research Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist, Child Health
Nutritionist, Health Promotion Nutritionist, Healthy Lifestyle
Nutritionist, Aged Care Nutritionist.
occupational safety and health
campus: Joondalup
Provides students with an introduction to the occupational safety
and health profession and equips them with the knowledge and
skills to function effectively in the health and safety industry.
Additional Major Information
Bachelor of Health Science students complete HST2185 or
HST2100 or HST3186 (or another HST unit approved by the
course coordinator) instead of HST1152.
Required units Credit Points
HST1154 Occupational Health and Safety Law 15
HST1152 Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety 15
HST2112 Occupational Health and Safety Science 15
HST2256 Occupational Hygiene 15
HST2145 Risk Management 15
HST3358 Ergonomics and Work Design 15
HST3503 Workplace Compensation and
Injury Management 15
HST3357 Occupational Safety and Health Management 15
careers: Occupational Safety and Health Manager, Occupational
Hygiene Technician, Workers Compensation Administrator,
Rehabilitation Officer, Risk Manager.
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