Health Impact Assessment
MPH509
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
No
Availability: What is a Session?
For enrolment (2012):- -
- Sess 2
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- -
- Sess 2
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Duration:
14 weeks
Government loans available:
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Fee: Fees (current and planned)
- Domestic student fee:
- $2,325.00 (AUD)
- International student fee:
- $2,550.00 (AUD)
Description
Purpose of environmental impact assessments and the relevance of health impacts. Environmental health risk assessment and management. Procedures for environmental impact assessments. Case studies and investigations into environmental health impact studies. Integrated and holistic methods for environmental health audits. Ecological sustainable development.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Assessment
- Case Study — Case study practical (45%)
- Essay (15%)
- Paper — Discussion paper (25%)
- Review — Critical review (15%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- describe and critically comment on the role and objectives of EIA
- demonstrate a knowledge of the legislative requirements for EIA in Western Australia and in your own country or state
- critically analyse the process of developing and evaluating an EIA with HIA implications
- recognise and evaluate factors influencing human health that should be considered as part of impact assessments
- understand the process and methods by which health impacts can be assessed
- integrate HIA into the EIA structure.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | The role and objectives of EIA & HIA |
| 3 | HIAs in Australia |
| 4 | The value of integrating health with environmental impact assessments |
| 5 | The HIA process: the preliminary stage |
| 6 | The HIA process: risk assessment |
| 7 | Health risk management and implementation |
| 8 | HIA report preparation and evaluation |
| 9 | Improvements in the HIA and EIA processes |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Glossary
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Streaming Multimedia
- Web links
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Relevant Courses
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This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
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