Health Sciences

School of Occupational Therapy

Master of Occupational Health (M.OH) - Distance Mode

The Master of Occupational Health is offered by the School of Occupational Therapy. This course is offered for distance mode study over a minimum of two years part-time (three years for a Masters with Honours)

Year 1 (part time)

This also constitutes the first year of the Master of Ergonomics, Safety and Health (M.ESH). That is, the two Masters courses share a common first year.
Students enrolled in either the M.OH or the M.ESH who successfully complete this first year and decide to discontinue their studies at that point will be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics.

The four subjects comprising the first year of the M.OH are:
HBS5WDH Work-related determinants of health
OCT5OHA OH&S principles and legislation
HBS5ERG Ergonomics principles of work, workstation and plant design
OCT5OHC Monitoring of hazardous substances in OH&S

Year 2 (part-time)

The four subjects comprising this second year of the M.OH are:
OCT subject or equivalent related to change/management/healthy workplaces (subject code TBA)
HBS5RPP Workplace risk management principles and practice (taken also by M.ESH students)
OCT5OHF Graduate Research Skills
OCT5PRD Advanced Research (if accepted into the Honours program) OR an approved elective

In the middle of the year, students may apply for entry into an Honours program (entry based on academic merit), which requires an additional part-time year of study to graduate with an Honours degree – that is, M.OH (Hons)

Students who are not taking the Honours program will graduate at the end of this year with a Master of Occupational Health.

Year 3 (part-time) M. OH Honours Program

The two subjects comprising this final year of the M.OH (Hons) are:
OCT5MTA Minor Thesis in Occupational Health Part A
OCT5MTB Minor Thesis in Occupational Health Part B

Students who successfully complete this year will graduate with a M.OH (Hons).

Fees
In 2011, tuition fees for the above Masters program are expected to be $7,285 per part-time year (four subjects). That is: the cost is expected to be $1,821.25 per 15 credit point subject; $14,570 for the M.OH (two years, part-time – eight subjects); and $21,855 for the M.OH with Honours (three years part-time).

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to a large set of frequently asked questions are provided in the FAQ (PDF 50KB).

Applications

Application closing dates are: Semester 2 - mid June & Semester 1 - end October. Late applications may be considered. (NB: if you are applying for a Commonwealth Funded Place, your application should be submitted by end of October).

To apply for a place, you must submit two forms:

1. Postgraduate Application form (PDF 91KB)
2. Part 2 Supplementary Application Form (PDF 87KB)

When you have completed the above two forms, please send them to:

Postgraduate Office
Faculty of Health Sciences
La Trobe University
Bundoora, Vic 3086

Further details
Before contacting someone to ask questions, please read the information available via the above links – that is, the link to FAQs and the links to details of each the courses.

If after that you still have unanswered questions, please contact one of the following people.

For more information about enrolment or other administrative matters:
Janet Flentjar
Email: j.flentjar@latrobe.edu.au;     Phone: +61 (0)3 9479 3973

For more information about content of the Master of Occupational Health, or about the Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety & Ergonomics (except about subjects with an HBS code), contact:
Dr Marilyn Di Stefano
Email: m.distefano@latrobe.edu.au;   Phone: +61 (0)3 9479 5650

For more information about content of Graduate Certificate subjects with an HBS code, contact:
Jodi Oakman
Email: j.oakman@latrobe.edu.au;       Phone: +61 (0)3 9479 3235

Professional recognition

M.OH graduates will have completed all educational requirements for practice as a generalist OH&S professional. Depending on their choice of second year elective, they may also develop their expertise in areas of particular interest to them such as ergonomics, rehabilitation, or research methods.

Following graduation, full professional status requires completion of specified periods of supervised professional practice, prior to applying for certification as a generalist OHS professional.