Program Advisor on +61 7 4930 9661 or email ahs-program3@cqu.edu.au

Computing requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQU website.  Students will be expected to undertake various components of study in the degree using email, Blackboard and the Internet.  Recommended web browsers are: Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape 4.5 or 4.7 and above (not version 6.0).

Application for credit transfer

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies undertaken equivalent in content and depth to the CQU program have been successfully completed.  Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption. For more information about credit transfer contact the program administrator.

Residential school

There are 2 courses with a compulsory residential school these are OCHS12002 and OCHS13010.  OCHS13011 has an optional residential school.  Residential dates for these courses are documented within the residential school timetable http://handbook.cqu.edu.au/pages/ugunittime.html.  For OCHS13010 there is a two week block as per the residential school timetable.  Students must have successfully completed the prerequisites OCHS13008 and OCHS13016 and be currently enrolled in OCHS13010 to be eligible to attend the Applied Worksite Analysis residential school.

Residential schools must be completed within 18 months of commencing the course.  After this time the result will automatically be changed to AF (Absent Fail).

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 3 compulsory courses as scheduled and choose the fourth course from the courses indicated as elective options to a total of 24 units of credit. 

• 3 core courses
• 1 elective course

Core courses
OCHS12001 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety (T1)
OCHS12005 Risk Management & Safety Technology (T2)
OCHS13011 Occupational Rehabilitation & Compensation (T2)

plus 1 elective

Elective
OCHS13008 Human Factors (T1) OR
OCHS13016 Occupational Health, Hygiene & Toxicology (T1) OR

OCHS12015 Law & Management of OHS (T2) OR

OCHS12002 Fundamentals of OHS Practice( T1)

Offered as an interim/exit award for CQ26 BOHS and an interim award for ALL CQU programs where the student completes the 4 courses.

1. Students successfully completing a combination of the courses OCHS12001, OCHS12005, OCHS13011, and an elective OHS course may be eligible to exit with a Certificate of OHS (See below for program rules).
2. Students are advised to take the courses in the pre-defined order thus acquiring the knowledge that will be assumed in the presentation of course material at advanced levels.  Students will be individually responsible for gaining the assumed entry-level knowledge of any course they elect to take out of sequence.  For more information or assessment of prior learning, please contact the specific course coordinator.
3. For students who wish to undertake a Rehabilitation Coordinator role in Queensland there is an opportunity to attend an optional residential school with OCHS13011 (3 day training on Queensland legislation and technical application).  Successful completion of this training enables students to apply for a Q-Comp Workplace Rehabilitation Coordinator Certificate.