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Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Practice
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Practice |
Abbreviation: |
GCertOHP |
Home Faculty: |
Health and Behavioural Sciences |
Duration: |
1 year part-time |
Total Credit Points: |
24 |
Delivery Mode: |
Block delivery |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
1177 |
CRICOS Code: |
N/A |
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Practice aims to develop the basic skills necessary to evaluate workplaces for worker exposure to hazardous substances. Skills will also be developed in the control of hazardous substances after they have been identified and evaluated.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
The Graduate Certificate program has been designed as an entry course for those who may not have an undergraduate degree but have relevant work experience and have completed a “Fundamentals in Occupational Hygiene” course offered by an acceptable professional society or equivalent. The program is designed so that students may progress from the Graduate Certificate through to the Masters degree, provided a credit average is maintained throughout the Graduate Certificate.
Course Requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Practice course requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.
Subject Code |
Subject Name |
Session |
Credit Points |
SHS974 |
Measurement of Hazardous Substances |
Autumn |
6 |
SHS976 |
Noise-Measurement & Its Effects |
Winter |
6 |
SHS977 |
Control of Hazardous Substances |
Spring |
6 |
SHS980 |
Epidemiology & Toxicology for OHS Practitioners |
Autumn |
6 |
Note: all subjects are taught in block delivery modes that require on-campus attendance. Please consult the OHS academic program website at www.uow.edu.au/health/healthsciences/ohspgprogramme/index.html for details. | |||
Credit Towards Other Courses
The Graduate Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Practice articulates with the Master of Science (Occupational Hygiene Practice). All subjects successfully completed in the Graduate Certificate in OHP will count as credit towards the MSc (OHP) upon successful transfer provided that the student has not graduated from the Graduate Certificate in OHP. Students intending to apply to transfer to the MSc (OHP) should note that once they have graduated from the Graduate Certificate in OHP, University General Course Rules may prohibit full credit for subjects already completed should they apply to return to the MSc program at a later date. Therefore students considering this option must discuss this with the Program Coordinator prior to applying for graduation or transfer.
Further Information:
Professor Brian Davies
Course Coordinator
+61 2 4221 4438 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
0407 287 406 (Business hours only)
brian_davies@uow.edu.au