PBH3003 Environmental determinants of health and disease
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PBH3003 Environmental determinants of health and disease is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PBH3003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PBH3003
No unit lists PBH3003 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: HSC3102
Prerequisites: BMS1042, HSC2141, NUT1002, PHH2141, PBH2001
Overview
This unit explores the role of environmental factors in human health, how environmental health hazards are identified and how the risks can be assessed and managed. This unit will cover chemical, biological and physical hazards and their potential health effects in a range of environmental contexts.
This unit will encourage students to critically evaluate environmental health information and its application in realistic situations.
In this unit students will explore practical examples of environmental health hazards to identify the human health risks present, ways to assess exposure and options and strategies for assessment and management of the health risks identified.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Online quizzes (2 x quizzes - 15 questions, MCQ and SAQ each)20%
- Environmental health infographic (1,500 words)35%
- Environmental health report (2,000 words)45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the environmental determinants of illness, health and wellbeing, in contemporary contexts.
- 2
Apply knowledge of environmental factors on human health, disease and promotion in a range of contexts.
- 3
Demonstrate awareness of the role of equity and cultural diversity in the environmental determinants of health and disease.
- 4
Communicate effectively about environmental determinants of health and disease with diverse audiences and in a variety of formats.
- 5
Critically evaluate environmental health research evidence and explain the limitations, relevance and application of the evidence to specific situations. Create recommendations to improve health or reduce risk of disease that appropriately consider environmental factors
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
2 hour lecture, 4 hours of directed online student learning activities, plus 6 hours of self-directed study per week.
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 Tessa Keegel
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PBH3003?
PBH3003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PBH3003 offered?
In 2024, PBH3003 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
Does PBH3003 have an exam?
No. PBH3003 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.