Graduate Diploma of Environmental Health Practice

Clean air, drinkable water, good health and fresh food.

They’re all things we take for granted – until we can’t.

Protect and promote the health and wellbeing of our communities with the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Health Practice.

In this multidisciplinary course, you’ll learn how to interpret, critically evaluate, prevent and solve a range of environmental health problems.

Plus, unpack the political, legislative and policy frameworks that apply to environmental health, and contribute to and advance evidence-based practice.

When you graduate, you could pursue a career as an environmental health practitioner or officer (with local or state authorities), a food and waste management consultant, or working in communicable disease control, health promotion, sustainability, or health and environmental policy.

The Graduate Diploma of Environmental Health Practice prepares students for professional careers in the environmental health field, either as environmental health practitioners or officers (particularly for those wishing to pursue a career with local or state authorities) or in a range of other professional capacities, such as food and waste management consultants, communicable disease control, health promotion, health and environmental policy and sustainability positions. These professional roles require mastery of a wide range of multidisciplinary studies and the ability to interpret, critically evaluate, prevent and solve a range of problems in order to protect and promote the health and well-being of the community.

• 8 Core Units of Study (100 credit points)

Units of study

ENH60001 Environmental Health Concepts ENH70001 Effective Planning and Evaluation in Environmental Health Contexts ENH60003 Managing Food Safety Risks HRM60016 Behaviour in Organisations ENH70004 Environmental Health Law ENH70002 Dealing with Uncertainty in Complex Environments PEH60001 Communicable Disease Control ENH70003 Becoming an Environmental Health Professional

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

• A Bachelor Degree in Science, Health Science or cognate related discipline, or
• A Bachelor Degree in a non-cognate discipline and at least 3 years industry experience in a related field as approved by the course director.

• apply advanced theoretical knowledge and technical skills in a range of environmental health practice contexts
• interpret the political, legislative and policy frameworks applicable to environmental health and identify and evaluate the appropriate mechanisms for addressing problems
• apply a systems-based approach to address complex environmental health problems, contextualising the roles of environmental health practitioners and related disciplines
• work ethically and responsibly, as an individual or within a team, and apply non-technical skills including critical self-reflection and interpersonal communication appropriate to the context
• identify and critically evaluate sources of environmental health practice knowledge to contribute to and advance evidence-based practice

• capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas;
• entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community;
• effective and ethical in work and community situations;
• adaptable and able to manage change; and
• aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing