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Environment and Public Health
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.
Subject Options
Core subjects
Students must take the following core subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULT90004 | Environmental Sustainability |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures |
February (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 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90217 | Foundations of Public Health | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - 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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
| ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
| DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
| AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90035 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90036 | Environmental Research Project - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90037 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90038 | Environmental Research Project - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90039 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90040 | Environmental Industry Research - 25 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90041 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90042 | Environmental Industry Research - 50 Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| DEVT90060 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
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 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOG90021 | Conservation and Cultural Environments | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
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 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70068 | Environmental Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90020 | Health Promotion | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90088 | Disability and Global Development | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90090 | Health Program Evaluation 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90093 | Economic Evaluation 1 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90112 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90131 | Primary Health Care: applied principles | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| POPH90189 | Health Program Design & Implementation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90191 | Practice of Public Health Leadership | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| POPH90200 | Advanced Qualitative Health Research | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90201 | Community Engagement for Health Impact | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90205 | Social Determinants of Health Inequality | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90206 | Health Policy | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90209 | Comparative Health Systems | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90227 | Public Health in Practice | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90229 | Health Economics 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90230 | Planetary and Global Health | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| HORT90011 | Therapeutic Landscapes | September (On Campus - Burnley) |
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 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90243 | Epidemiology in Practice | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90218 | Public Health Leadership and Management | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90069 | Sexual and Reproductive Health | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90094 | Health Economics 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| DEVT90002 | Internship in Development |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90006 | Environmental Research Review (12.5) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ENST90007 | Environmental Research Project (25) |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ENST90016 | Environmental Research Project (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
| ENST90020 | Environmental Industry Research (50) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
| ENST90025 | Environmental Industry Research (25) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| GEOG90022 | International Internship in Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
25 |
| AGRI90076 | Industry Internship |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ASIA90016 | China and the Environment | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| DEVT90058 | Disaster and Humanitarian Aid | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90848 | Applied Research Methodology |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| GEOG90020 | Participatory Risk Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MKTG90049 | Marketing, Society and Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENST90044 | Analysing Ecosystems and Their Values | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Notes
Other subjects may be approved at the discretion of the coordinator.
Last updated: 19 April 2024