📖Program Curriculum
To qualify for award of this degree, a candidate must satisfactorily complete a total of at least 96 credit points including:
66 credit points of core subjects;
One 6 credit point elective approved by the Academic Program Director; and
A 24 credit point specialisation in either Health Promotion or OHS Research
as specified in below.
Students who commence in Spring session must complete the Health Promotion specialisation prior to commencing the core Occupational Health and Safety subjects.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
Autumn session
HAS 871 WHS Risk Management 6 Autumn
HAS 979 Ergonomics Essentials 6 Autumn
HAS 980 Industrial Epidemiology & Toxicology 6 Autumn
LAW 969 Work Health and Safety Law 6 Autumn
Spring session
HAS 861 Workplace Hazards & Hygiene 6 Spring
HAS 967 Advanced WHS Risk Management 6 Spring
HAS 970 Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 6 Spring
HAS 973 Occupational Health & Safety Systems 6 Spring
Year 2
Autumn session
HAS 941 Research Methods 6 Autumn
HAS 963 Workplace Project 12 Annual, Autumn
Plus ONE postgraduate subject approved by the Academic Program Director 6 Autumn
SPECIALISATIONS
Specialisations are normally commenced after the core requirements are completed. Students commencing in Spring session will complete the requirements for the Health Promotion specialisation first, before completing core requirements. Students wishing to undertake the OHS Research specialisation will normally have completed the core requirements prior to the major project.
HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISATION
The Health Promotion specialisation must be taken by all students commencing in Spring session and is to be completed prior to commencing the core Occupational Health and Safety subjects.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
HAS 820 Academic Skills for Postgraduate Social Science Students 6 Spring
HAS 945 Introduction to Biostatistics 6 Spring
HAS 948 Health Promotion 6 Spring
HAS 952 Health Promotion Theories and Models 6 Spring
