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Environmental Health - ENVS819

This unit explores those aspects of human health determined by physical, chemical, biological and social components of the environment. The unit explores this relationship through a broad range of local, regional, national and international topics including the interrelationships between physical, biological and socio-economic environments; population and environmental health measures and methods; identifying the causes, impacts and mitigation of environmental hazards; the regulatory framework covering various aspects of local and national environmental health; and emerging issues in environmental health such as climate change and globalisation. Note: permission to complete the unit without completion of ENVS803 as a prerequisite will only be granted if the student has completed a science-based degree.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

TBD - Not offered in the current year; next offering is to be determined

Staff Contact(s): Environmental sciences staff
Prerequisites:

ENVS803 or GSE803 Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): GSE819
Unit Designation(s):

Science

Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Timetable Information

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