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Edith Cowan University (ECU)

  • 19% international / 81% domestic

Diploma of Environmental Health

  • Diploma

Prepares students to make a positive contribution to the health of communities.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Course Code
C54
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

Prepares students to make a positive contribution to the health of communities.

Students graduate with the ability to think critically about prevention and control of communicable and environmental disease and a range of other environmental health issues, to work independently and as part of a team, and plan and coordinate environmental health projects.

Study locations

Joondalup

Bunbury

Online

What you will learn

  • Apply specialised environmental health knowledge to technical and theoretical situations.
  • Communicate environmental health knowledge, theoretical concepts and ideas to others.
  • Show initiative and personal responsibility to plan, coordinate and evaluate environmental health projects and perform complex technical operations with independence.
  • Think critically to analyse and synthesise environmental health information from multiple sources to evaluate unpredictable problems.

Career pathways

Environmental Health Assistant, Environmental Health Cadet, Environmental Health Technical Officer