Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management

UTS course code: C04174
Testamur title: Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management
Abbreviation: MOHSM
Course Director: Dr Michael Braun
Course fee: $166.67 per cp (local)¹
Total credit points: 48

Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management (Honours)

UTS course code: C04175
Testamur title: Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management (Honours)
Abbreviation: MOHSM(Hons)
Course Director: Dr Michael Braun
Course fee: $166.67 per cp (local)¹
Total credit points: 72

Footnotes:
1. This course is not offered to international students.

Overview
Course aims
Admission requirements
Attendance
Course duration
Course program
Assessment
Other information

Overview

The objective of these courses is to provide graduate programs in occupational health and safety which produce broadly-based, practical occupational health and safety professionals, with the ability to promote and facilitate a preventive approach to occupational health and safety which minimises occupational injuries and diseases.

The Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management (Honours) course involves all the coursework requirements of the Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management plus a substantial research project in an area of particular interest and/or relevance to the student.

Course aims

These courses aim to enable graduates to:

• influence managers so that occupational health and safety becomes an integral part of day-to-day management
• manage occupational health and safety services within the context of legislative, regulatory and industrial relations environments
• recommend practical and appropriate solutions to occupational health and safety problems
• contribute to improvements in design of plant, processes and equipment, work practices, work organisation and environment, including access for people with disabilities
• be able to establish systems to recognise, evaluate and control hazards, and
• be involved with the rehabilitation of injured workers and the deployment of people with disabilities.

Admission requirements

Students in this course could come from a wide variety of educational backgrounds, including the sciences, medicine, industrial design, architecture, building, business, and law. Applicants should have a degree in their discipline from a recognised university or college of advanced education.

Experienced people, such as occupational health nurses, safety officers and inspectors who do not have a first degree, should also consider applying. Such applicants are required to have at least a Diploma in a relevant area together with sound experience in occupational health and safety in a responsible position. It is most likely that they will be encouraged to enrol in the course as a non-award student, for one semester. Progression as an award student will depend upon first semester results.

Students are permitted to transfer to the Honours program only if they achieve a Credit average or better in the coursework. Persons who already have a Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management degree or equivalent from this or another university are able to enter the Honours program with advanced standing. They would normally be required to complete one semester of appropriate coursework at Credit level or better before undertaking the research project.

Attendance

In general, these courses require attendance at the University's City campus, Broadway, for eight hours per week. Students are expected to satisfactorily complete 12 credit points per semester. The subjects are generally scheduled so that students attend for four hours on two evenings per week.

Course duration

The Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management is offered on a two-year, part-time basis.

The Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management (Honours) can be completed in up to three years of part-time study.

Course program

A = Autumn semester S = Spring semester

Assessment

Depending on the subjects chosen, students can expect to undergo a variety of assessment types before completion of this course including formal and informal examinations, assignments and essays, practical reports and write-ups, and seminar presentations. Assessment tasks may be based on individual or group work. For further details on individual subjects, see the Subject Descriptions section, or contact the subject's coordinator.

Other information

All academic inquiries should be addressed to:

Course Director, Occupational Health and Safety Management
Dr Michael Braun
telephone (02) 9514 2202
fax (02) 9514 2219
email Michael.Braun@uts.edu.au