Program Overview

In this course, you will learn how to create,maintain and manage a safe and healthy workplace. You’ll also develop skills in critical thinking, information literacy and technology.

In your first year, you’ll study interprofessional course units with students from other disciplines.

In your second and third years, you’ll learn how to identify and manage risks and hazards; participate in decision-making processes; and improve health and safety to prevent injuries and illness in the workplace.

You’ll complete a 100-hour placement in your second year and a 150-hour placement in your third year, to build your practical expertise and experience industry work environments.

What you'll learn

• Apply and integrate knowledge and practice of occupational health to enhance the safety and well-being of populations
• Apply logical and rational processes to critically analyse issues relevant to occupational health and think creatively in the generation of solutions to problems
• Access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information and evidence from the range of resources applicable to practice
• Communicate effectively with a range of people including community groups, workers, employers, statutory authorities and their representatives and other professionals
• Use scientific methods and technologies with an understanding of their advantages and limitations
• Demonstrate ability for self-directed and lifelong learning through self-accepted responsibility
• Recognise and apply international standards and perspectives within occupational settings
• Demonstrate an appreciation of cultural diversity including the impact of cultural and social factors
• Demonstrate professionalism and capacity for leadership and be able to work independently, collaboratively and ethically