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L23 Doctor of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health

INTRODUCTION

The Doctor of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health is a three year full-time or equivalent part-time course.  The course has been developed to articulate with the Masters in Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health or other coursework masters degrees in the discipline area.  The course has three stages: Coursework, Research preparation and Thesis.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An appropriate Masters degree.
 
COURSE LOCATION
external
 
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

Students require 360 credit points to graduate.  Units are online and should be completed in the order listed below.
 
STAGE 1
HST5120 Epidemiology 20 
HST5121 Demography and Biostatistics 20 
Public Health Elective*
Public Health Elective*
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20 
PLUS
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20 
Or
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research Methods 20 
 
STAGE 2
HST7105 Work Based Project Proposal 1 30 
HST7103 Work Based Project Proposal 2 30 
 
STAGE 3
HST7106 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 1 30 
HST7107 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 2 30 
HST7108 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 3 30 
HST7109 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 4 30 
HST7110 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 5 30 
HST7111 Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health Research Project 6 30 
 
Stage 3 requires 1.5 years full-time research, or the equivalent part-time.
 
*A list of Public Health Electives is available from the Public Health Postgraduate Administration Officer. Units from a relevant postgraduate qualification may be used to apply for Advanced Standing from elective units.
 
 
 
 
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: 31/03/2010 VET: 31/03/2010