Master of Work Health and Safety Advanced | 2017

Testamur Title of Degree:	Master of Work Health and Safety Advanced
Abbreviation:	MWHSAdv
UOW Course Code:	455
CRICOS Code:	086232F
Total Credit Points:	96
Duration:	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Social Sciences
Intake Session(s):	Autumn, Spring*
Delivery Mode:	Flexible
Delivery Campus / UAC Code:	Wollongong
Additional Information:	Course Finder

*Spring session intake is only available in the Health Promotion specialisation

Overview

The Master of Work Health and Safety Advanced provides an intensive specialised professional program of study in the area of occupational health & safety, requiring the completion of two specialisations. Students must complete one specialisation from:

Ergonomics
Occupational Hygiene
Risk Management

And a second specialisation from:

Health Promotion or
WHS Research.

Knowledge and skills developed through the degree will be applied to research-based capstone workplace projects related to each specialisation, in the final stage of the program. The capstones develop a high level of evidence-based specialised professional practice in occupational health and safety.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Master of Work Health and Safety Advanced will be able to:

Critically analyse, evaluate and interpret WHS issues using data, research and argument.
Develop and demonstrate expertise through effective responses to WHS issues with creativity, logic and critical thinking.
Effectively interpret, articulate and convey work health & safety knowledge, skills and ideas to collaborate and engage with people in different settings and different cultural environments.
Demonstrate awareness and strategies to acknowledge, appreciate and respect diversity.
Develop strategies to maintain personal integrity within the field of WHS.
Identify, critically evaluate, reflect on, synthesise and apply appropriate resources and technologies for professional practice in WHS in order to function effectively in the digital environment.
Conceptualise key issues and concepts related to a range of contemporary public health sub-disciplines.

Course Structure

The Master of Work Health and Safety Advanced requires the successful completion of at least 96 credit points including:

48 credit points from core subjects;
A 24 credit point specialisation in either Ergonomics, Occupational Hygiene or Risk Management; and
An additional 24 credit point specialisation in either Health Promotion or WHS Research

as specified below.

Students who commence in Spring session must complete the Health Promotion specialisation prior to commencing the core Work Health and Safety subjects.

CORE SUBJECTS

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 1
HAS 860	People & Work	6	Autumn
HAS 871	WHS Risk Management	6	Autumn
HAS 980	Industrial Epidemiology & Toxicology	6	Autumn
LAW 969	Work Health and Safety Law	6	Winter
HAS 870	Work Injury Management	6	Spring
HAS 861	Workplace Hazards & Hygiene	6	Spring
HAS 973	Occupational Health & Safety Systems	6	Spring
HAS 961	Physical Hazards at Work	6	Spring

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 and a second specialisation in subsequent sessions. Students wishing to undertake the WHS Research specialisation will normally have completed the core and first specialisation requirements prior to the major project.

ERGONOMICS SPECIALISATION

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 2
HAS 941	Research Methods	6	Autumn
HAS 979	Ergonomics Essentials	6	Autumn
HAS 964	Ergonomics Workplace Project	12	Annual, Autumn, Spring

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE SPECIALISATION

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 2
HAS 941	Research Methods	6	Autumn
HAS 962	Occupational Hygiene	6	Autumn
HAS 965	Occupational Hygiene Workplace Project	12	Annual, Autumn, Spring

RISK MANAGEMENT SPECIALISATION

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 2
HAS 941	Research Methods	6	Autumn
HAS 967	Advanced WHS Risk Management	6	Autumn
HAS 963	Workplace Project	12	Autumn, Annual and Spring

HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALISATION

The Health Promotion specialisation must be taken by all students commencing in Spring session. Health Promotion is not available in combination with the WHS Research specialisation.

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 2
HAS 911	Contemporary Public Health Issues II	8	Autumn, Spring
HAS 910	Health Promotion Competencies II	8	Spring
Plus one of the following two subjects:
HAS 914	Health Promotion II	8	Autumn
HAS 937	Nutrition Promotion	8	Spring

WHS RESEARCH SPECIALISATION

Admission to the WHS Research specialisation requires students to achieve 65% average in the core subjects and permission of the Director of Academic Programs. It may only be taken in combination with the specialisations in Ergonomics, Occupational Hygiene or Risk Management.

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit Points	Session(s)
Year 2
HAS 942	Major Project	24	Annual, Autumn, Spring, Spring 2017/Autumn 2018

Credit Arrangements

Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.

Professional Recognition/Accreditation

The Occupational Hygiene specialisation has been accredited by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS).

This course is seeking other accreditations that apply to the Master of Work Health and Safety.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: ssc@uow.edu.au

Last reviewed: 18 January, 2017