Environmental Health, Testamur Major (T076
- Western Sydney University Major Code: T076
Previous Code: MT3031.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs? No
The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the places we live, work and play all have major impacts on our health and well-being. The testamur major Environmental Health in a Bachelor of Science, will equip you to explore the diverse range of natural and built-environment challenges that confront us, from the mitigation of human health impacts of global climate change through to the more localised issues of air and water quality, waste management, food security, environmental noise and healthy communities. The major areas of study addressed within the major include air pollution; community studies; emergency management; environmental regulation and policy; environmental monitoring; environmental planning; environmental protection; epidemiology; food safety; noise, occupational environment; risk assessment; sustainable environmental management; toxicology; urban development and water pollution.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury Campus | Internal | Dr Narsimha Reddy |
Accreditation
T076 (Environmental Health) within the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Advanced Science, has Conditional Provisional Accreditation with Environmental Health Australia
Recommended Sequence
Select the link for your program below to see details of the major
Please note that some subjects require attendance at workshops during mid-semester break.
Bachelor of Science full-time start-year intake
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Science with a major in Environmental Health requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| BIOS 1027 | Management of Aquatic Environments | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
| ENVL 1006 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions | 10 |
| Select one of the following: | 10 | |
| Quantitative Thinking | ||
| Biometry | ||
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| BIOS 1035 | Anatomy and Physiology in Health | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Bachelor of Science part-time start-year intake
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Science with a major in Environmental Health requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MATH 1026 | Quantitative Thinking | 10 |
| ENVL 1006 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| BIOS 1027 | Management of Aquatic Environments | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BIOS 1035 | Anatomy and Physiology in Health | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Bachelor of Advanced Science full-time start-year intake
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Advanced Science with a major in Environmental Health requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below:
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| BIOS 1027 | Management of Aquatic Environments | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
| Select one of the following: | 10 | |
| ENVL 1006 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions | 10 |
| Quantitative Thinking | ||
| Biometry | ||
| NATS 2001 | Advanced Science Project A | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| BIOS 1035 | Anatomy and Physiology in Health | 10 |
| NATS 2002 | Advanced Science Project B | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| NATS 3004 | Advanced Science Project C | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| NATS 3004 | Advanced Science Project C | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Bachelor of Advanced Science part-time start-year intake
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Advanced Science with a major in Environmental Health requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| MATH 1026 | Quantitative Thinking | 10 |
| ENVL 1006 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| BIOS 1027 | Management of Aquatic Environments | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
| NATS 2001 | Advanced Science Project A | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| BIOS 1035 | Anatomy and Physiology in Health | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| NATS 2002 | Advanced Science Project B | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| NATS 3004 | Advanced Science Project C | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| NATS 3004 | Advanced Science Project C | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science full-time start-year intake
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 250 credit points which includes the subjects listed in the recommended sequence below.
| Year 1 | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1: College Subjects | ||
| Standard 3-term year | ||
| Preparatory subject | ||
| CHEM 0001 | Chemistry (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| Eight university-level subjects as follows: | ||
| BIOS 1014 | Cell Biology (WSTC) | 10 |
| NATS 1020 | Scientific Literacy (WSTC) | 10 |
| CHEM 1009 | Introductory Chemistry (WSTC) | 10 |
| BIOS 1003 | Biodiversity (WSTC) | 10 |
| MATH 1027 | Quantitative Thinking (WSTC) | 10 |
| BIOS 1034 | Management of Aquatic Environments (WSTC) | 10 |
| ENVL 1007 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions (WSTC) | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 90 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| BIOS 1035 | Anatomy and Physiology in Health | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 250 | |
Diploma in Science/Bachelor of Science part-time start-year intake
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 250 credit points which includes the subjects listed in the recommended sequence below.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Years 1 and 2: College Subjects | ||
| Students must consult the Academic Course Advisor to determine their part-time sequence of study for The College subjects. | ||
| Preparatory subject | ||
| CHEM 0001 | Chemistry (WSTC Prep) | 10 |
| Eight university-level subjects as follows: | ||
| BIOS 1014 | Cell Biology (WSTC) | 10 |
| NATS 1020 | Scientific Literacy (WSTC) | 10 |
| CHEM 1009 | Introductory Chemistry (WSTC) | 10 |
| BIOS 1003 | Biodiversity (WSTC) | 10 |
| MATH 1027 | Quantitative Thinking (WSTC) | 10 |
| BIOS 1034 | Management of Aquatic Environments (WSTC) | 10 |
| ENVL 1003 | Environmental Issues and Solutions (WSTC) | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Total Credit Points | 90 | |
| Year 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| BIOS 1022 | Introduction to Human Biology | 10 |
| BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
| NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
| NATS 3045 | Work Internship for Science Professionals | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
| PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
| NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Spring session | ||
| PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 20 | |
| Total Credit Points | 160 | |
Equivalent Subject
The subject listed below counts towards completion of this Major for students who passed this subject in 2020 or earlier.
ENVL 2002 Environmental Regulation and Policy, replaced by ENVL 3010 Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation