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Environment and Public Health
Specialisation (formal)Year: 2020
Environment and Public Health
Contact information
Coordinator
DR Suzanne Mavoa - Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Email: suzanne.mavoa@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Environment and Public Health is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree.
At this time in history it is hard to imagine a topic more important than the impacts of the environment on human health. The very life support systems of clean air, fresh water, a safe climate, food security and biodiversity are under stress.
The Environment and Public Health stream is designed to ensure students are preparing for a career in the intersection between health and the environment. Recent years have seen new roles emerging that focus on policy, advocacy, research, and environmental management in relation to health and environment. This stream helps prepare students for these key roles.
Study in this field will provide you with the tools used in environmental health practice, and by public health practitioners. These include surveillance, monitoring, observation, analysis, and selected techniques in biostatistics, epidemiology and health economics. Other skills we develop are more specific to environmental health or environmental studies, such as environmental, social and health impact assessment and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
This stream is a specialist companion program to the Master of Environment and Public Health which is offered at the University of Melbourne.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Environment and Public Health specialisation, students will be able to:
- Analyse, assess and monitor the impacts of environments on public health;
- Propose strategies for creating and maintaining environments that promote good public health; and
- Collaborate with professionals across disciplines and sectors to identify and manage environmental health problems.
Last updated: 26 April 2024
Structure
200 credit points
Students will be required to complete the two core subjects, plus two compulsory specialisation subjects Students in the 200 point pathway must also take at least 12.5 points of subjects from the compulsory capstone subjects – these subjects enable students to complete an independent project related to professional practices in environment and public health. Students in the 100 point pathway will not normally be required to complete this component. Students must also undertake electives to make up the balance of the award. The selection of electives is made in consultation with the Environment and Public Health major coordinator. More information about this stream can be found here:
http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/study/specialisations/environment-and-public-health
Subject Options
Core subjects
Students must take the following core subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Compulsory Specialisation Subjects
Students must take the following compulsory specialisation subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Compulsory Capstone Experience
Students must complete at least 12.5 points from the following compulsory capstone subjects - please note that if you select either a 25 or 50 point research project that spreads across two semesters you must enrol into the Part 1 and Part 2 subjects over consecutive semesters. Students completing the 100 point pathway will normally be exempt from this requirement.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90076 | Industry Internship | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
DEVT90060 | Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
Students should make up the balance of the award with electives. Subjects in the list below are recommended. Other subjects may be taken with the approval of stream coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90013 | Biostatistics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
CHEM90007 | Environmental Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90020 | Health Promotion | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90086 | Global Child Health | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90090 | Health Program Evaluation 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90093 | Economic Evaluation 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90112 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90131 | Primary Health Care and Global Health | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90191 | Practice of Public Health Leadership | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
POPH90200 | Principles of Social Research Design | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90201 | Community-Based Participatory Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90205 | Health Inequalities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90206 | Health Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90209 | Comparative Health Systems | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90227 | Public Health in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90229 | Health Economics 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90019 | Consumerism and the Growth Economy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HORT90011 | Therapeutic Landscapes | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90040 | Nutrition Politics and Policy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90242 | Epidemiology 2 | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90243 | Epidemiology 3 | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90039 | Securing Sufficient and Healthy Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90218 | Public Health Leadership and Management | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90069 | Sexual and Reproductive Health | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90094 | Health Economics 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90008 | International Internship in Development |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AGRI90076 | Industry Internship | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90042 | Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places | Not available in 2020 | 25 |
PHIL90029 | Climate Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90016 | China and the Environment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90058 | Disaster and Humanitarian Aid | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
GEOG90020 | Risk Management and Citizen Science | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Notes
Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Last updated: 26 April 2024