ENHL6003 (v.1) Environmental Health Risk Assessment
| Area: | School of Public Health |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 5 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
308422 (v.1)
Environmental Health Risk Assessment 682
or any previous version
OR 312796 (v.1) MPH516 Environmental Health Risk Assessment OR ENHL6008 (v.1) MPH516 Environmental Health Risk Assessment or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of hazard identification, dose -response assessment and risk characterisation. Students will implement risk assessments and evaluate hazards based on selected national and international examples. Principles and conduct of environmental health risk assessments form a central part of the unit content, along with concepts of risk management and factors affecting perceptions and acceptance of risk. Discussion of prevention, control measures and public safety will broaden and deepen students understanding of the field. Students will explore the uses and limitations of risk assessment and risk management in decision making along with the principles of public participation and risk communication. |
| Field of Education: | 061303 Environmental Health |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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