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Applied Environmental Health

Applied Environmental Health

Extended major available in the Bachelor of Health Science

If you enjoy variety and can see yourself in a role that educates others and protects the health of the population, then consider a career in environmental health. You will study links between our environment and human health; public health and sustainable development; social, ecological, economic and political factors influencing health behaviours and policy; and principles for planning and managing environments for healthy living, working and play. You will apply public health theories and frameworks; empirical science; and complex systems concepts as you build your skills in identifying, assessing and managing risk to human health from hazards in our natural and built environments. In your final year of study, you will also gain practical on the job experience in your final year of study during 30 days of work placement.

The program prepares you for a career in environmental health, environmental management or risk management.

Career opportunities

Environmental health officer or specialist in local or state government, academia or the corporate sector, environmental management or risk management, overseas health agencies, particularly in the area of food, water and sanitation for emergency and disaster management.

Membership

Environmental Health Australia; Public Health Association of Australia; Australian Health Promotion Association.

Extended major lead

Jane-Louise Lampard

Amy Barlow

Extended Major (11)

Only students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science are eligible to undertake the Applied Environmental Health Extended Major.

For an extended major in Applied Environmental Health, students must successfully complete the following 11 courses:

Required courses (11):

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP211 Life Crisis - Translating Theory Into Caring Practice
ENS351 The Child Client
HLT100 Introductory Bioscience
LFS261 Caring for Child, Youth and Family
LFS262 Challenges to Mental Health
LGL301 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
PUB205 Communication and Thought
PUB210 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
PUB262 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
PUB332 Introduction to Creative Writing
SCI102 The English Language