Associate Degree in Occupational Health and Safety
Central Queensland University
About
This course has been designed to prepare paraprofessionals in occupational health and safety with specifically applied knowledge, attitudes, skills and initiatives in the safety science areas of:
ergonomics and human factors;
accident investigation;
and occupational health and safety management.
In addition, you will have the option to select from a range of AINV or OCHS electives to suit personal needs and interests.
Units are designed to drive you through project-based authentic industry-relevant assessment tasks.
Throughout this course you are provided opportunities to practically apply your learning, including participation in supervised worksite visits with practical opportunities to apply your learning to given situations.
This presents you with valuable learning and application opportunities before the completion of your studies.
The purpose of this course is to produce graduates who are confident and competent health and safety paraprofessionals ready to be employed in health and safety decision making and management.
Graduates will be able to facilitate, educate, problem solve and promote health and safety at workplaces and in the community.
Graduates may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Occupational Health & Safety with advanced standing of 96 units of credit.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete electives
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 15 | Total credit points: 90 |
Some of these units have compulsory residential schools for all students - please check the handbook for details.
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| Year 1 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> OCHS11025 | Health and Safety Risk Management | --> |
| --> OCHS11026 | Introductory Occupational Health and Safety | --> |
| --> SCIE11022 | Introductory Science | --> |
| --> AINV11001 | Real World Investigation | --> |
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| Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> AINV11002 | Socio-technical Systems | --> |
| --> AINV11003 | Introduction to Investigative Methods | --> |
| --> BIOH11005 | Introductory Anatomy and Physiology | --> |
| --> OCHS11027 | OHS Fundamentals | --> |
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| Year 1 - Term 3 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> HLTH11027 | Foundations of Health | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> OCHS12018 | Safety Science | --> |
| --> OCHS12019 | Human Factors | --> |
| --> AINV12002 | Accident Phenomenology | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> OCHS12002 | Occupational Health and Safety Practice | --> |
| --> OCHS12015 | Occupational Health and Safety Law | --> |
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| Year 2 - Term 3 | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> OCHS13018 | Safety Systems | --> |
There are 3 core units with a compulsory residential school for all students. These are - SCIE11022 Introductory Science, BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology and OCHS12002 OHS Practice. There may be additional requirements for residential schools within electives. Students should confirm these through the Handbook.
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete electives
Elective
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| Number of units: 1 | Total credit points: 6 |
Some of these units have compulsory residential schools for all students - please check the handbook for details.
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete 1 from the following units: | ||
| --> AINV12001 | Investigative Methods Practice | --> |
| --> AINV13001 | Accident Analysis | --> |
| --> OCHS13016 | Advanced Occupational Health | --> |
| --> AINV12003 | Victim Pathology | --> |
| --> AINV12004 | Investigation Domain Contexts | --> |
| --> AINV12005 | Forensic Engineering | --> |
| --> AINV13002 | Human Factors Investigation | --> |
| --> AINV13004 | Learning From Failure | --> |
| --> OCHS13017 | Resilient Organisations | --> |
| --> OCHS13019 | Prevention Through Design | --> |
Entry requirements
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
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| Rank Threshold | SR 60 | ATAR 60 |
| Rank Cut-Off | OP 17 | SR 65 | ATAR 59.9 |
Entry Requirements
English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or
- Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
International Students should visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
Domestic - While there are no course pre-requisites, Senior English, Senior Science and Senior Mathematics are strongly recommended. Students without Senior English, Senior Science and Senior Mathematics are strongly recommended to undertake one of the following access courses:
- Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS)
- Tertiary Entry Program (TEP)
Fees and Charges
- Domestic Fees -->
Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
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- Identify, evaluate and apply relevant OHS knowledge, processes, skills, principles and concepts in workplace settings
- 2.
- Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to effectively address health and safety issues within a workplace setting
- 3.
- Communicate effectively and professionally within a community of practice and the workplace
- 4.
- Reflect realistically on their own paraprofessional practice and be able to effectively and sensitively implement change.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have broad theoretical and technical knowledge with some depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to identify, analyse and evaluate information and concepts from a range of sources | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative thinking skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge and ideas with some depth in a discipline | --> | --> | ||
| 4. SKILLS Have cognitive, communication and analytical skills to interpret and transmit responses to sometimes complex problems | --> | --> | ||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to make a clear and coherent presentation of knowledge and ideas with some intellectual independence | --> | --> | ||
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in paraprofessional practice | --> | --> | --> | |
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to adapt knowledge and skills in a range of contexts and/or for further studies in one or more disciplines | --> | --> | --> | |
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to adapt fundamental principles, concepts and techniques to known and unknown situations | --> | |||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning and work and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Institution
