Number of units: 7 |
Total credit points: 42 |
Students who graduate from this course will be eligible to apply for credit transfer should they choose to enrol in the Bachelor of Public Health (Specialisation).
In addition to these core units, students must select one major unit of study.
Year 1 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
HLTH11027 |
Foundations of Health |
ENVH11001 |
Health and the Environment |
SCIE11022 |
Introductory Science |
Year 1 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
PBHL11002 |
Public Health and Chronic Disease |
PBHL11001 |
Public Health Data and Measurement |
Year 2 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
PBHL12001 |
Communicable Diseases and Public Health |
Year 2 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
PBHL12002 |
Public Health Initiatives |
Number of units: 9 |
Total credit points: 54 |
Currently there is no accreditation available for an environmental health course at Associate Degree level. The curriculum has, however, been designed to meet the requirements of the enHealth Skills and Knowledge Matrix and will be eligible for accreditation should it become available through Environmental Health Australia in future.
Year 1 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
ENVR11011 |
Modern Environmental Issues |
Year 1 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
ENVR11012 |
Applications of Environmental Science |
AINV11003 |
Introduction to Investigative Methods |
Year 2 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
ENVH12002 |
Environmental Health Law |
MBIO19012 |
Microbiology |
Year 2 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
ENVH12001 |
Food Safety |
ENVH12003 |
Environmental Toxicology |
In addition to the core units for this major, students must choose a total of two elective units. These electives can be from the list provided below or any other unit offered by the University, provided prerequisites are met.
Year 2 - Term 1 |
Students may choose to do any of the following: |
HLTH11031 |
Healthy Lifestyles |
HLTH12030 |
Drugs in Society |
HLTH12032 |
Community Assets and Needs Assessment |
Year 2 - Term 2 |
Students may choose to do any of the following: |
HLTH11029 |
Health Promotion Concepts |
GEOG19021 |
Geographic Information Systems |
INDG11005 |
Indigenous Ways of Learning |
HLTH12031 |
Community Engaged Learning |
Number of units: 9 |
Total credit points: 54 |
Year 1 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
HLTH11031 |
Healthy Lifestyles |
Year 1 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
HLTH11029 |
Health Promotion Concepts |
INDG11006 |
Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface |
Year 2 - Term 1 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
HLTH12030 |
Drugs in Society |
HLTH12032 |
Community Assets and Needs Assessment |
Year 2 - Term 2 |
Students must complete the following compulsory units: |
HLTH12031 |
Community Engaged Learning |
GEOG19021 |
Geographic Information Systems |
In addition to the core units for this major, students must choose a total of two elective units. These electives can be from the list provided below or any other unit offered by the University, provided prerequisites are met.
Year 2 - Term 1 |
Students may choose to do any of the following: |
ENVH12002 |
Environmental Health Law |
MBIO19012 |
Microbiology |
ENVR11011 |
Modern Environmental Issues |
Year 2 - Term 2 |
Students may choose to do any of the following: |
ENVR11012 |
Applications of Environmental Science |
ENVH12003 |
Environmental Toxicology |
ENVH12001 |
Food Safety |