Master of Occupational Health
Course code/s: Distance Education (HMOHDE)
This information is for continuing students only. The course will not be offered from 2012.
Course Coordinator: Dr Marilyn Di Stefano ph (03) 9479 5650 email m.distefano@latrobe.edu.au
Course Duration: 2 years, part-time
Entrance requirements
- a relevant four-year bachelor degree eg. biological or behavioural sciences, health or allied health, industrial engineering, etc; or
- relevant three-year bachelor degree with honours; or
- a bachelor degree plus additional evidence of suitability eg. other relevant courses completed, academic record, employment history.
An alternative pathway into the Master of Occupational Health, for those without a degree, is through the Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics. Students achieving, at least, a B-grade average in this course will be eligible to apply for the Master of Occupational Health.
Course structure
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS5WDH | Work-Related Determinants of Health | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5OHA | OH&S Principles and Legislation | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS5ERG | Ergonomics Principles of Work, Workstation and Plant Design | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | OCT5OHC | Monitoring of Hazardous Substances in OH&S | 15 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | PHE5HOR1 | Healthy Organisations | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS5RPP | Workplace Risk Management Principles and Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | OCT5OHF | Graduate Research Skills | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or 2 | elective | to be approved by Course Coordinator | 15 |
Key: 1 or approved alternative relevant to change management and healthy workplaces