Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Graduates may seek employment within the fields of occupational medicine, occupational nursing, management positions in industry, government or independent professional practice.

Professional recognitions

Australian

The degree provides many requirements for Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine training curriculum and Royal Australian College of General Practitioner's's QI&CPD Category 1 points can be applied for.

Why study Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health?

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, gives health professional the attitudes, skills and knowledge necessary to provide preventive health services to reduce the health impact of disease and injury resulting from workplace and community factors. The course comprises of eight core units: introduction to occupational health & safety, chemical & biological hazards, psychosocial work environment, safety management systems, assessment & control of workplace hazards, environmental influences on health, introductory epidemiology, ergonomic & physical hazards. The course caters for the special needs of medical practitioners, nurses, allied health personnel, scientists and OHS managers. The course articulates with the Master of Occupational and Environmental Health or can lead to the Master of Public Health. Students are required to complete compulsory block requirements each semester.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 21,270 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at MMS-ALFRED: full-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time

This course is only available to domestic students in off-campus mode.

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 0160

CRICOS code: 037854D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   All domestic and international enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Administrative Officer, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC 3004. Telephone: + 613 9903 0563
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 35,460 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at MMS-ALFRED: full-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time

This course is only available to international students full-time in on-campus mode.

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 0160

CRICOS code: 037854D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from those without a degree who have extensive relevant professional experience.

Special application requirements

Relevant Work Experience (CV)

Statement of purpose (250 words) outlining reasons for undertaking course

Academic transcripts must be provided before an application can be assessed.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Semester two (July)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

A TOEFL minimum test score of either:

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

Relevant Work Experience (CV)

Statement of purpose (250 words) outlining reasons for undertaking course

Academic transcripts must be provided before an application can be assessed.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

This course currently doesn't have places available for mid-year entry.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.