Postgraduate Occupational Health and Safety Management Teaching Program

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management is an area of prime importance in the management of enterprises and other workplaces, generating a demand for qualified occupational health and safety professionals. This program is designed to enable graduates to work effectively in a range of OHS professional roles, such as: OHS managers and program coordinators, occupational health nurses, OHS inspectors and advisers and OHS educators. These courses are offered by the University of Adelaide (Discipline of Public Health) in co-operation with the University of South Australia (School of Psychology). The program is recognised by SafeWork SA and the Australian Safety of Compensation Council, as well as the Safety Institute of Australia, the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine and other relevant OHS professional organisations.

The program is available by campus or online study. There are several electives that are also available as short or intensive courses.

The Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety Management (Grad.Cert.O.H.&S.Mgt.) consists of four core courses and can be completed in two semesters of part-time study.

The Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management (Grad.Dip.O.H.&S.Mgt.) consists of coursework and the choice of a dissertation and can be completed in two semesters of full-time or four semesters of part-time study.

The Master of Occupational Health and Safety (M.O.H.&S.) consists of coursework and a dissertation and can be completed in three semesters of full-time or six semesters of part-time study. More information can be found from the 2012 Program Prospectus.

The Discipline runs one- and two-day workshops in specialised areas, including occupational hygiene, emergency management, ergonomics and OHS business case development.

The OHS and Public Health programs are affiliated with the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health, a consortium of The University of Queensland, The University of Adelaide and Charles Darwin University http://www.uq.edu.au/cmvh

Timetable

Time table 2012

Application

Applications for the Master of Occupational Health and Safety, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety are through SATAC. http://www.satac.edu.au/

Applicants are to complete the Additional Information Form 2012 here and then this can be sent to the Public Health Postgraduate Administrative Officer.

Further information is available from the Course Co-ordinator: