This
course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,
provides a program for professionals in the workplace who wish to expand their
knowledge and skills in preventive occupational health practice.
The course is completed in one year part-time and is offered in distance
education mode with compulsory residential block requirements each semester.
The course is not offered on a full-time basis.
This degree allows students to gain basic knowledge in legal OHS requirements
and competence in assessing and controlling workplace hazards, which are core
skills in occupational health practice that can be built upon in the Graduate
Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health and masters degrees.
Applicants must have a medical degree, a bachelors degree with honours or
graduate diploma, or a three-year bachelors degree with relevant professional
experience in a health-related field. The department will individually assess
applications from students with a nursing diploma completed before the
introduction of nursing degrees.
This course comprises four core subjects.
Assessment is by written assignment and examination.
Inquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181.
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