MPH5203 Environmental influences on health
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5203 Environmental influences on health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5203
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5203
No unit lists MPH5203 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
Environmental influences on health including physical, chemical and biological hazards as well as principles of assessment, management and control of environmental health risks.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Flx blk |
Assessment
- Written assignments (1 x 2,000 words; 1 x 2,500 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle80%
- Online tasksProject20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify important chemical, physical and biological hazards in the environment and analyse related risks to health from environmental factors in Australia;
- 2
Critically appraise the epidemiological literature which informs the evidence base for environmental health risk control strategies;
- 3
Apply appropriate techniques for exposure assessment and risk assessment;
- 4
Communicate fluently using appropriate terminology about hazards, risks and risk management interventions in a variety of contexts, including community engagement, and;
- 5
Evaluate evidence-based interventions to manage common environmental risks and reduce harm.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops-
6 hours off campus, self-directed learning per week, 4 hours teacher directed learning per week, plus 20 contact hours over 3 block days.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ewan MacFarlane
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ewan MacFarlane
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5203?
MPH5203 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5203 offered?
In 2025, MPH5203 runs in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital.
Does MPH5203 have an exam?
No. MPH5203 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.