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Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health & Safety CF20
Duration: 1 year full-time, 1 ½ years part-time.
Mode and Location: External only.
Fees: Full-fee-paying.
Courses/Units of Credit: 7 courses/48 units of credit.
Faculty: Arts, Health & Sciences.
Entry: Direct.
Accreditation: DETIR-WHSO.
Residential School: Students must complete a compulsory residential school.
Exit Awards: Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Contact: Program Advisor on 07 4930 9253 or email on p.field@cqu.edu.au.
The aim of the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Health & Safety
is to prepare professionals working in industry and community services
in advanced aspects of occupational health & safety.
On completion of the program, students will be able to:
- identify and anticipate health and
safety hazards in the workplace and recommend a systematic approach
for their assessment and control.
- utilise knowledge from specialised disciplines in the
application of effective prevention and control programs in the
workplace;
- demonstrate effective consultation and communication
processes in ways which make appropriate use of managerial and industrial frameworks
and the social context of the workplace;
- analyse the implications of political, economic, sociological
and technological trends on workplace health and safety practices;
- promote a safe and healthy workforce through provision
of education and information programs.
- a three-year bachelor degree
in a relevant discipline from an Australian university together with
at least 2 years of professional work experience;
- a certificate or diploma in a relevant industrial or professionally
related field with at least three year's work experience
in an occupational health and safety field; or
- other qualifications deemed equivalent to any one of
the above.
In exceptional cases, entry is available as a result of other
educational and professional prior learning. Students who gain entry
via this alternative approach are expected to enter the program
with the skills and ability to:
- write
academic papers;
- read and analyse academic literature, government policy
texts and detailed reports;
- complete numeracy tasks (eg: secondary school level
and/or numeracy applicable to business situations).
To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete
seven courses or 48 units of credit as outlined below:
Code |
Course |
Autumn |
OCHS20020 |
Human Factors # |
OCHS20021 |
Occupational Health, Hygiene & Toxicology # |
Winter |
OCHS20018 |
Law & Management of Occupational
Health & Safety # |
OCHS20019 |
Risk Management & Safety
Technology # |
Spring/Summer |
OCHS20022 |
Issues in Workplace Health & Safety |
Winter |
NURS20130 |
Special Topics in Health |
HLPB20003 |
Health Statistics & Epidemiology |
# Students completing
these courses may be eligible to exit with Graduate Certificate
OHS. |
Application for Credit Transfer
Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able
to demonstrate that tertiary studies equivalent in content and depth
to the CQU program has 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
contact the program administrator.
Central Queensland University Handbook
This handbook was correct as at: 07-May-2002
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