0160 - Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | GradDipOccEnvH |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 037854D |
| Managing faculty | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus On-campus Students are required to complete compulsory block requirements each semester. |
| Total credit points required | 48 |
| Duration (years) | 1 year FT, 2 years PT |
| Contact details | Postgraduate office: telephone +61 3 9903 0563; email pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au; visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/ |
| Course coordinator | Professor Malcolm Sim |
Description
Assessment
Assessment includes web-based tasks, written assignments, examinations, practical exercises and student presentations.
Objectives
On successful completion of the course, graduates should be able to:
- 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
- access, critically appraise and integrate hazard information from published studies and other relevant sources in the occupational and environmental health literature
- recognise and evaluate the level of exposure and assess the degree of risk to health from workplace and environmental hazards and provide advice on appropriate control measures in the workplace and the community
- demonstrate an understanding of the factors underlying risk perception and be able to effectively and sensitively communicate - in both written reports and oral presentations - these risks to exposed people in the workplace and the community
- provide occupational health services, including preventative programs and environmental advice to industry.
Structure
Requirements
Students complete:
- MPH2022 Assessment and control of workplace hazards
- MPH2041 Introduction to occupational health and safety
- MPH2042 Psychosocial work environment
- MPH2043 Chemical and biological hazards
- MPH2044 Ergonomic and physical hazards
- MPH2045 Environmental health risk assessment and management
- MPH2076 Safety management systems
- MPH2084 Critical appraisal of occupational health and safety information
Progression to further studies
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.