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Environmental Health Officer*

Last modified: November 07, 2011, 01:26 PM
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This is an ideal career for analytical and logical thinkers. An environmental health officer develops enforces and manages laws and regulations regarding public health, building and environmental management. You are focused on community good health, hygiene and safe environmental practice.

Qualifications and Universities

To gain entry into a Bachelor of Science, with a major in Environmental Health or Health and Environment, you need to have completed Year 12 with English and advanced levels of maths, physics, chemistry and biology.

Those universities who have high entry (85+) criteria include Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney, University of South Australia and Victoria University. All are three to four years of full time study. The University of Western Australia offers a four year Bachelor of Health Science.

The entry criteria for tertiary institiutions differs from year to year. The above comments are a guide only. To gain specific entry criteria either contact the relevant university or use Hobson's The Good University Guide.

Relevant Universities Colleges & TAFE

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About the Author

Environmental Health Australia

Environmental Health Australia

Environmental Health Australia (EHA) is the peak national body which advocates environmental health issues and represents practitioners and their professional interests. EHA improves environmental health standards and services in the community through advocacy, promotion, education and leadership.


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