MPH5309 Work and health
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5309 Work and health is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5309
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MPH5309
No unit lists MPH5309 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: 4529, M6021, B6026
Overview
This unit will cover the impacts and human cost of occupational disease and injury, occupational health and safety law, frameworks for primary prevention, workers' compensation systems, occupational rehabilitation, case studies highlighting historical achievements and challenges, international and national occupational health and safety (OHS) organizations.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Infographic (1 page plus references and a 200-word reflection)Artefact30%
- Case study analysis (10-minute presentation)Presentation30%
- Workplace report (2,400 words)Written40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse the human and economic cost and causes of workplace injury and death in Australia;
- 2
Critically appraise contemporary Work Health and Safety (WHS) data sources;
- 3
Describe the theoretical underpinnings of various injury models and their use within Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems;
- 4
Contextualise the legal framework applying to the workplace;
- 5
Communicate the fundamental principles of WHS practice
- 6
Analyse the WHS impacts of contemporary and changing work patterns and new and emerging challenges.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (including any asynchronous and synchronous tasks, prescribed activities and independent work).
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Dee Tomic
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Dee Tomic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5309?
MPH5309 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5309 offered?
MPH5309 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
Does MPH5309 have an exam?
No. MPH5309 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.