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About the course
This Graduate Diploma develops professional skills to identify, assess, evaluate and control environmental hazards that affect human health. You study core areas such as environmental health management, relevant law, food safety and risk assessment, supported by foundation studies in public health. The course includes a practicum requiring 100 hours of workplace experience, preparing you for applied environmental health practice at graduate diploma level. The programme deepens scientific methodology, data interpretation, and applied research skills for laboratory and field-based careers.
Career outcome
Graduates may work across local, state and federal government in health- and environment-related roles, supporting regulation, compliance and community health protection. Typical opportunities include Environmental Health Officer positions in local government and roles in public sector agencies focused on public health, environmental management and risk. Employment may also be found in private industry, including food and resource sectors, as a graduate diploma qualification in environmental health.
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