Master Of Occupational Health and Safety

Aims to develop professionals in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) who are able to develop OHS systems and research workplace OHS issues.

On completion of the 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 and predict when a hazard may become a risk; use research skills to 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.

Course Entry:

• Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.
• Academic Admission requirements (Band 6)
• The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.
• All applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree in any discipline; or a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Occupational/Workplace health and Safety/Safety Science.
• Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
• Bachelor degree; or
• Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
• English Language requirements (Band 4)
• English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.

Course Structure:

• OHS6130    Workplace Health and Safety Law    20
• OHS6131    Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management    20
• OHS6132    Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems    20
• OHS6107    Workplace Hazards    20
• OHS6135    Health and Safety Principles in Practice    20
• OHS5118    Occupational Hygiene Science    20
• HST6106    Health Science Research Project 1    20
• HST6107    Health Science Research Project 2    20
• RES5115    Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches    20
• Elective Unit    x 3    60
• RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
• Unit Code    Unit Title    Credit Points
• OHS6110    Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation    20
• OHS6133    Human Factors and Ergonomics    20
• OHS6136    Occupational Epidemiology    20
• OHS6137    Emergency & Crisis Management    20
• OHS6138    Occupational Health Management    20
• OHS6140    Systems Safety    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
• OHS6215    Leadership in Workplace Health and Safety    20
• HST6337    Communicable Disease    20