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V74 Master of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

INTRODUCTION

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
Off campus (online)
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

Nine units (180 credit points).

Units are online and should be completed in the order listed below, where possible.
 
STAGE 1
OHS5101 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work 1 20 
OHS5107 Occupational Health and Safety Management, Technology and Ergonomics 1 20 
OHS5110 Rehabilitation, Compensation and Health Promotion 20 
 
Students may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (Q28/F58).
 
STAGE 2
HST5118 Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology 20 
OHS5112 System Safety Management and Emergency Planning 20 
OHS5114 Occupational, Health and Safety Management, Technology and Ergonomics 2 20 
 
Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health (Q38/D68)
 
STAGE 3
HST5116 Fundamentals of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health 20 
HST5130 Principles of Environmental Health 20 
One unit selected from:
OHS5116 Corporate Risk Management 20 
OHS5213 Prevention of Accidents and Ill-Health at Work 2 20 
HST5117 Communicable Disease 20 
HST5120 Epidemiology 20 
HST5231 Current Issues in Environmental Health 20 
SCI5110 Management of Waste 20 
SCI5116 Environmental Administration and Planning 20 
SCI5127 Environmental Monitoring&Investigation 20 
SCI5130 Environmental Impact Assessment Practice 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: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009