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Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health

Course code: 0160 + Course abbreviation: GradDipOccEnvH + Total credit points required: 48 + 2 semesters full-time, 4 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Alfred Hospital, Prahran)
Off-campus (Alfred Hospital, Prahran)
Multimode (Alfred Hospital, Prahran)

Course description

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, gives health professionals the attitudes, skills and knowledge necessary to provide preventive health services to reduce the health impact of disease and injury resulting from workplace and community factors. The course caters for the special needs of medical practitioners, nurses, allied health personnel, scientists and OHS managers. The course articulates with the Master of Occupational and Environmental Health or the Master of Public Health. Students are required to complete compulsory block requirements each semester

Entry requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from students without a three-year degree. In such instances the department may require completion of the Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health before enrolling in the graduate diploma.

Course structure

Students are required to complete five core units and one elective option.

Core units

  • MPH2022 Assessment and control of workplace hazards
  • MPH2026 Industry and the environment
  • MPH2041 Occupational health and safety management
  • MPH2043 Chemical and biological hazards
  • MPH2044 Ergonomic and physical hazards

Elective units

Option one*
  • MPH1040 Introductory epidemiology
  • MPH1041 Introductory biostatistics
  • One elective

    * Recommended for articulation into the Master of Public Health.

Option two
  • ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
  • Two electives

Electives

  • MPH1008 Clinical occupational and environmental medicine
  • MPH2042 Organisations and health
  • MPH2045 Principles of health risk assessment
  • MPH2056 Injury epidemiology and prevention
  • MPH2076 Safety management systems

Assessment

Assessment includes web-based tasks, written assignments, examinations, practical exercises and student presentations.

Contact details

Inquiries

Postgraduate Office
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Central and Eastern Clinical School
The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9903 0563

Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au

Website: www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Malcolm Sim

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