Master of Occupational and Environmental Health

Course code: 2312 + Course abbreviation: MOccEnvHlth + Total credit points required: 72 + 3 semesters full-time, 6 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus for international students (Alfred Hospital, Melbourne)

Off-campus for domestic students (Alfred Hospital, Melbourne)

Course description

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, assists occupational health professionals to prevent and manage occupational health problems. It provides the skills necessary to evaluate health problems in communities thought to be associated with industrial activities. It caters for the special needs of medical practitioners, nurses, allied health personnel, scientists and OHS managers.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should be able to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of the legal and ethical framework which governs occupational health and safety practice and the obligations of industry in regard to the environment; 2. access, critically appraise and integrate hazard information from published studies and other relevant sources in the occupational and environmental health literature; 3. recognise, evaluate the level of exposure and assess the degree of risk to health from chemical, physical and biological workplace and environmental hazards and provide advice on appropriate control measures in the workplace and the community; 4. demonstrate an understanding of the factors underlying risk perception and be able to effectively and sensitively communicate, in both written and oral forms, these risks to exposed people in the workplace and the community; 5. provide occupational health services, including preventative and rehabilitation programs and environmental advice to industry; and 6. demonstrate an understanding of epidemiological and biostatistical techniques to investigate health effects from occupational and environmental hazards.

Course structure

The majority of the program course is offered by off-campus learning, with compulsory block requirements each semester. The course consists of six core units and six elective units.

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

Plus either:

ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics

MPH1040 Introductory epidemiology, and MPH1041 Introductory biostatistics

Elective units

ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics or
MPH1008 Clinical occupational and environmental medicine
MPH1040 Introductory epidemiology or
MPH1041 Introductory biostatistics
MPH2000 Regression methods for epidemiology
MPH2042 Organisations and health
MPH2045 Principles of environmental health risk assessment
MPH2056 Injury epidemiology and prevention
MPH2075 Health risk management and communication
MPH2076 Safety management systems

Assessment

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

Contact details

Postgraduate Office: telephone: +61 3 9903 0563; email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au or visit www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Course coordinator

Professor Malcolm Sim

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