Master of Occupational Health and Safety Extension
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Master of Occupational Health and Safety Extension
Course summary The Master of Occupational Health and Safety Extension provides students with an integrated teaching and research program, with the objective of promoting the highest level of safety and inspiring the next generation of Occupational Health and Safety Professionals. This extension degree provides you with an opportunity to focus…
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Course summary
The Master of Occupational Health and Safety Extension provides students with an integrated teaching and research program, with the objective of promoting the highest level of safety and inspiring the next generation of Occupational Health and Safety Professionals.
This extension degree provides you with an opportunity to focus on health promotion or occupational health and safety (OH&S) research, enabling you to address complex workplace
OH&S issues through specialised technical knowledge and application.
During this degree you will study:
Advanced WHS risk management
Workplace hazards and hygiene
Occupational health and safety systems
Applied human factors and ergonomics
Industrial epidemiology and toxicology
Work health and safety law
Industrial epidemiology and toxicology
Health research methods
In the final year of the degree, you will apply your knowledge and skills to a research-based capstone workplace project, providing a high level of evidence-based professional practice in occupational health and safety.
This degree has a flexible delivery mode combining online course content with three to five days of on campus block teaching sessions focused on the exploration and application of the subject material. The on campus component utilises a range of campus resources, including UOW’s well-resourced OHS laboratory.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study – undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study - undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.