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M3R Bachelor of Health Science (Environmental Health)

The Bachelor of Health Science (Environmental Health) is a professionally accredited 3.5 year program that is designed to produce graduands who will work as Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in State and Local Government. EHOs are responsible for implementing public health legislation, monitoring and maintaining many environmental health standards and dealing with a broad range of issues including food safety, air and water quality, water and solid waste management, health promotion, epidemiology, communicable diseases prevention and control, noise pollution and the use of hazardous substances.
Graduands will also be involved in environmental health risk assessment and risk management, local government health planning and advising state and local governments on legislative policy.
Years 1 and 2 of the degree are taught at the School of Human Life Sciences at the Launceston campus of the University of Tasmania. Year 3 and 4 units are taught largely by distance, requiring minimal days on campus in year 3 and 4, with some units taught using full day face to face sessions.

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Course Units - taught through This School

Unit CodeUnit Title
CXA100Food Studies
CXA102Introduction to Health Sciences
CXA103Health: Determinants and Analysis
CXA115Physics of Health Science
CXA125Introductory Biochemistry
CXA171Cell Biology and Function
CXA172Anatomy and Physiology 1
CXA176Microbiology and Health
CXA212Pathology of Common Diseases
CXA213Health Promotion:Food & Lifestyle
CXA214Food Sciences and Practices
CXA216Environmental Hazards
CXA273Anatomy and Physiology 2
CXA303Public, Community and Environmental Health
CXA305Environmental Helath Regulations
CXA306Waste, Land Use Planning and Environmental Management
CXA386Research and Topics in Health Sciences
CXA408Environmental Health Practicum 1
CXA409Environmental Health Practicum 2
CXA411Environmental Health Professional Project
CXA413Water: Supply, Treatment and Waste
KGA213Natural Environment Field Techniques
KLA394Advanced Food Safety Management
KRA101Chemistry 1A
KRA161Chemistry for Life Sciences

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