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L65 Master of Occupational Health and Safety

The aim of the Master of Occupational Health and Safety program is to develop professionals in the field of Occupational Health and Safety who are able to develop OHS systems and research workplace OHS issues.  Occupational Health and Safety professionals who hold Masters degree are in current demand in industry and will be needed in the future to assist managers in meeting their Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities.

 

On completion of the Master of Occupational Health and Safety program it is expected that students should be able to:

  • design and implement an Occupational Health and Safety Management System that reflects the OHS needs of an organisation;
  • critically review the risk management processes that have been developed for a workplace and/or industry including the characterisation of incident investigation processes identifying issues in specific industries/workplaces;
  • critically review and synthesise the factors that influence the application of Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the workplace;
  • synthesise the potential impacts of hazards according to type, predict when a hazard may become a risk;
  • using research skills assess the implementation of safe design in relation to controlling potential impacts on people, plant and/or the environment; 
  • undertake and report on a workplace based research project; and
  • demonstrate professional skills which include making verbal and written arguments in support of workplace safety and health issues, and undertaking a research project at a coursework postgraduate level.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate degree or the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
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.

The core units within this course are delivered online and as a consequence students wishing to enroll will need to have internet access to gain access to the resources and learning materials via the University Learning Management System. Some elective units may have compulsory workshop attendance.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Master in Occupational Health and Safety is a 240 credit point course which consists of 9 core units and 3 electives, and is offered on-line either by full-time or part-time study.
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
OHS6130 Workplace Health and Safety Law 20 
OHS6131 Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management 20 
OHS6132 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems 20 
 
Students may exit after completion of Year One Semester 1 (60 credit points) with a Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
OHS5118 Occupational Hygiene Science 20 
OHS6107 Workplace Hazards 20 
OHS6135 Health and Safety Principles in Practice 20 
 
Students may exit after completion of Year One Semester 2 (120 credit points) with a Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety.
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
RES5115 Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches 20 
HST6106 Health Science Research Project 1 20 
Elective 1
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
HST6107 Health Science Research Project 2 20 
Elective 2
Elective 3
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Note: Elective units may not be offered every semester
 
OHS6140 Systems Safety 20 
OHS6110 Workers Compensation&Rehabilitation 20 
OHS6133 Human Factors and Ergonomics 20 
OHS6134 Principles of Environmental Health 20 
OHS6136 Occupational Epidemiology 20 
OHS6137 Emergency&Crisis Management 20 
OHS6138 Occupational Health Management 20 
OHS6144 Occupational Hygiene 1: Chemical Aspects 20 
OHS6159 Occupational Hygiene 2: Physical and Biological Aspects 20 
OHS6162 Occupational Hygiene 3: Control 20 
OHS6176 Occupational Hygiene Sampling and Study Design 20 
OHS6178 Occupational Toxicology 20 
PSY5433 Psychology of Workplace Safety 20 
Other electives at the approval of the Course Coordinator.
 
 
 
 
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: 15/03/2013 VET: 20/05/2013