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 program provides you with an opportunity to specialise in either Health Promotion or OHS Research.

This degree

This program has a flexible delivery mode combining online course content with 3-5 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.

The knowledge and skills developed throughout this course will allow you to confidently address complex workplace occupational health and safety issues through technical knowledge and application. This degree also has an emphasis on communication skills and techniques essential to effectively implement OH&S strategies.

What you will study

All UOW's Occupational Health and Safety degrees have been developed in conjunction with industry to address the complex nature of occupational health and safety in the workplace.

During this postgraduate extension degree you will study:

• Advanced WHS Risk Management
• Workplace Hazards & Hygiene
• Occupational Health and Safety Systems
• Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
• Industrial Epidemiology & Toxicology
• Work Health and Safety Law

In the final year of the degree, you will apply your knowledge and skills to a research-based capstone workplace project. This will give you a high level of evidence-based professional practice in occupational health and safety, and allow application of those principles to a practical project.

You then choose to undertake further studies in Health Promotion or undertake a 24 credit point major research project.

A recognised 3-year Bachelor degree; a Master of Occupational Health and Safety; a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety; or either a Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene with a WAM of at least 65. Applicants with other relevant qualifications and/or work experience may be considered.