Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health – GradDipEH
Public Health
A course by
Massey University
The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health prepares you to protect people and communities by managing environmental factors that affect human health. Suitable for those seeking professional roles safeguarding human wellness at the community level.
NZ$8,420
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand and manage public health risks
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between environmental factors and human health, and apply risk assessment and management techniques to protect communities.
Apply regulatory and legal frameworks
Interpret and apply relevant laws and statutory requirements (e.g. RMA, Health Act) as they pertain to environmental health.
About This Course
Massey’s Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health is designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills needed for a career in human health protection. The programme covers critical topics including food safety, infectious disease, drinking water quality, pollution, noise, hazardous substances, risk management in disasters, epidemiology, and environmental law. Graduates are prepared for roles such as Environmental Health Officer and Health Protection Officer, with formal recognition suitable for employment under the Environmental Health Officers Qualifications Regulations 1993.
Course Content
- Food safety and human health
- Infectious disease transmission
- Drinking water quality
- Urban air pollution
- Hazards of excessive noise
- Toxic and hazardous substances
- Workplace monitoring
- Medical geochemistry
- Contaminated site assessment
- Waste management and climate change
- Toxic substances and ecosystem impacts
- Environmental and public health law
- Risk management in disasters
- Epidemiology and communicable diseases
- Environmental monitoring and investigative methods
- Water and waste treatment
- Noise and vibration effects on health
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Environmental Health Officer (EHO)Health Protection Officer (HPO)Technical advisorResource consent officerPolicy analystProgramme managerFood safety auditorEnvironmental quality assurance roles
