COURSE INFORMATION

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V74 Master of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

This Professional Master degree bridges the traditional divide between the two related disciplines of occupational safety and health and environmental health (including occupational hygiene). This course will better equip Safety, Health and Environment Managers to cross over these traditional discipline boundaries.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate degree OR relevant postgraduate qualification.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

Full-time or part-time study (online).
 
STAGE 1
OHS5101 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work 1 20 
HST5116 Fundamentals of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health 20 
HST5130 Principles of Environmental Health 20 
 
STAGE 2
HST5118 Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology 20 
OHS5107 Occupational Health and Safety Management, Technology and Ergonomics 1 20 
OHS5110 Rehabilitation, Compensation and Health Promotion 20 
 
STAGE 3
Three units selected from:
HST5117 Communicable Disease 20 
HST5231 Current Issues in Environmental Health 20 
OHS5112 System Safety Management and Emergency Planning 20 
OHS5114 Occupational, Health and Safety Management, Technology and Ergonomics 2 20 
OHS5116 Corporate Risk Management 20 
OHS5213 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work 2 20 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2006 VET: 3/31/2006