Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety graduates undertake the preparation and implementation of occupational health and safety programs in the workplace. In many cases, students will be in positions of managerial or professional responsibility through which they are required to develop policies and strategies in response to the occupational health and safety needs of their organisations.

At the University of Newcastle, Occupational Health and Safety is offered online via Gradschool.com as postgraduate coursework programs at the following levels:

• Graduate certificate
• Masters
• Masters (Honours)

What will I study?

You will study topics including:

• Occupational health
• Occupational hygiene and toxicology
• Law for Occupational Health and Safety
• Current practice in Occupational Health and Safety

In addition, the University offers a Bachelor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety in Singapore.

You will be challenged to extend your skills in raising awareness of Occupational Health and Safety issues and dealing with risks and dangers in the workplace. At Masters level, subject areas also include ergonomics and management and research subjects for Occupational Health and Safety.

Programs in this area have a particular focus on encouraging students' desire to promote the health, safety and well-being of others, and to help students develop a problem-solving approach to Occupational Health and Safety issues.

Honours

Honours provides an academic and research extension to the Master of Occupational Health and Safety. You will review an appropriate area of Occupational Health and Safety to obtain any additional expertise required before beginning research and writing up a thesis on a selected area.

Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation

What is it?

Study in the specialist area of Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation allows you to build upon the knowledge base gained from previous undergraduate coursework studies. This area of study is designed to encourage a greater depth, and advanced knowledge and understanding of workplace injury management and occupational rehabilitation, to enhance your skills and develop a problem solving approach to these issues.

At the University of Newcastle, Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation is offered online via Gradschool.com at the following level:

• Masters

What will I study?

Students will have the opportunity to undertake study in injury management, occupational rehabilitation and related topics.

We will help you develop advanced knowledge, critical understanding and problem solving approaches to the complex range of issues and processes associated with practice in Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation.

Career opportunities

You may be working in one of several roles within this area, for example:

• Case managers
• Project officers
• Rehabilitation consultants and coordinators
• Injury management consultants
• Injury claims consultants.

Academic staff in Occupational Health and Safety

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