Why do we need this
New Zealand needs qualified environmental protection officers and health protection officers
Environmental degradation and pollution are clear and present danger that needs addressing
University of Canterbury through its various departments and in collaboration with other agencies can provide leadership and solution by training people and working together
We need individuals who are skilled in exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology, statistics,
New Zealand also faces issues related to global warming and deterioration of water quality (Havelock North, others)
Current situation
We already have three courses listed that could go into the pool for possible course choices for students who will enrol in the pathway to become Environmental Health Officers, and we could offer additional courses that we'd develop or make available to students from other departments. This will need to be done in consultation with other departments as well (such as Geohealth lab or Geography department; a conversation with Peyman is in order)
Existing Courses
HLTH460 (Critical Appraisal of Evidence in health reseach: essentially research methods) 30 pts
HLTH403 (Environmental Health) 30 pts
HLTH489 (Health Sciences Professional Practice) 30 pts
New courses we will propose for this qualification
HLTH4XXX (Environmental Epidemiology) 30 pts or two 15 point courses
HLTH4XXX or co-coded with XXXXYYYY (Exposure assessment) 30 pts, or two 15 point courses
Plus 60 point dissertation for Master Professional Practice
OR
Plus 120 points thesis for Master of Health Sciences (Environmental Health)
We can have:
- Completion of four or five courses will provide students a diploma with which they can find jobs
- Completion of 180 points (120 points in the first year + 60 points dissertation) will lead to Master of Professional Practice in Environmental Health
- Completion of 240 points (120 points in the first year + 120 points of thesis) will lead to Master of Health Sciences
People to connect/Resource
Peyman
Environmental Health Officers
Alistair Humphrey
City Council people
Ministry of Health
NZ IEH folks
Climate Change Council
Allan Smith
Canterbury Water Council
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Department of Conservation
CUAP procedures
Deadline
26th March
Procedure
Use Template 1
How do I go about creating a CUAP proposal?
The development and approval of CUAP proposals requires a number of steps.
Step One: The proposer presents a brief description of the change to their HOD/HOS.
Step Two: An Early Warning Template must be completed and submitted to the appropriate PVC.
At this point the College Finance Manager/Management Accountant must be consulted so that the Financial Viability process can be started. The Financial Viability of the proposal must be assessed and signed off by SMT before the academic approval is completed.
Step Three: Once approval to proceed has been received from the PVC and the Early Warning Template submitted to the Academic Services Group a full proposal is developed by the proposer, including internal and external consultation with other academic institutions/departments/schools, external stakeholders and professional bodies.
Proposers can find the archive of recent CUAP proposals at
They will give an indication of the level of detail required.
Consultation
Consultation on a proposal is not merely a request for support for the proposal, it is expected that the consultation will raise issues about different aspects of the proposal and encourage reflection and possible amendment by the proposer.
Consultation is usually by email and comments must be sought from the following internal people or groups:
College Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Faculty Dean
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Maori)
HOD’s
Flexible Learning Advisors
Appropriate Liaison Librarian
Academic Services Group
Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS)
Facilities Management
Research Office
Marketing
Liaison
Academics within the proposer’s Faculty
Academics from other Departments or Schools with an interest in the subject
The proposer should also support their proposal with comments from other organisations outside the University of Canterbury.
Proposers should email their draft proposal to the following groups for comment:
Academics from other universities
Professional bodies, industry or associations relevant to the field of the proposal
People with expertise in the field of the proposal
The final proposal cannot be submitted for internal approval until the extensive consultation required has been completed and summarised in the proposal.