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Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health
A Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health prepares science graduates to work on the conditions that affect public health, such as food safety, water quality, housing, pollution and disease control.
- How long it takes
- 1 year
- full time
- Level
- Graduate diploma
- University
- Leads on to
- Environmental Health Officer
- $96,200 (estimate) median pay
- Taught by
- 1 provider
- QLD
Is this course right for you?
What the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Environmental Health Officer
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, water supplies and waste systems, and enforce the public health laws that keep communities safe.
What else you need
Choose a program recognised by the environmental health professional body and check the authorisation requirements of the council or agency you want to work for. The course alone does not confer statutory authorisation.
Median pay$96,200 (estimate)
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There's one place you can study this course. No provider pays to be listed here.
- Website for Queensland University of Technology (opens in a new tab)
Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove, QLD
4.5from 896 Google reviews
What students like
- Students are friendly and approachable
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
- Some find staff less helpful
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health.
- Food safety and inspection
- Water quality and environmental pollution
- Communicable disease control
- Environmental health law and regulation
- Housing and built environment health
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?