Graduate Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety (Exit Award)
The University of Newcastle
About
The Graduate Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety is an 80-unit exit award associated with the Master of Workplace Health and Safety program.
The Graduate Diploma provides training in occupational health and safety.
The program prepares graduates for work in the preparation and implementation of occupational health and safety programs at the workplace.
It is designed to develop advanced knowledge, critical understanding and problem solving approaches to the complex ranges of issues and processes associated with practice in occupational health and safety.Students will, in many cases, be working in a variety of roles within this area, for example as OHS officers, advisers, Managers or consultants.
Many of these roles require the development of policies and strategies in response to the occupational health and safety needs of the organisation.
Structure
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGL6004 | Law for Workplace Health & Safety | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6010 | Occupational Health | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6020 | Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6030 | Occupational Safety | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6040 | Ergonomics | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6050 | Current Practice in Occupational Health and Safety | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6070 | Management for Occupational Health and Safety | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| OHSE6090 | Research in Occupational Health and Safety | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Possess advanced knowledge of occupational health, safety and workplace injury management legislation and advisory and regulatory instruments governing rules, codes limits and standards
- Competently apply advanced knowledge and integrated understanding of occupational health, safety and workplace injury management and relevant systems and processes, to enhance the health, safety and well-being of workers
- Competently apply a specialised, evidence-based body of knowledge and high level skills in problem-solving and critical analysis to identify, formulate, define and resolve occupational health and safety and workplace injury management issues
- Demonstrate high level written, oral and/or graphic communication skills to facilitate effective, specialist and non-specialist communication with individuals, groups and populations regarding occupational health and safety and workplace injury management
- Competently apply specialised research skills and advanced understanding of the importance and applicability of research in the occupational health and safety arena
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