Occupational Health – (M.Sc.)

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Programme aims and content
The programme’s aim is to develop the practitioner in occupational health and associated disciplines. It combines the academic and practical aspects of occupational health so that you can contribute to the development of occupational health services as well as improving practices and dealing effectively with management issues.
The programme is approved by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) and the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS). Our students are also eligible to apply for BOHS student’s bursary.
Benefits of studying this programme

* The course focuses on current key topics including fitness for work, mental health, health screening, musculoskeletal disorders and management of health risk.
* You have daily interaction with experts in occupational health and visits to workplaces enables you to put concepts into practice. The course will equip you to understand and solve a wide range of occupational health problems.
* The IOEM has a dedicated reference library and access instruments used for health screening and exposure monitoring.
* Students with both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds benefit from understanding how workplace data can be collected and integrated to solve occupational health problems
* The course has a history of welcoming both home and international students to the IOEM. Since its inception, graduates of the course still maintain links with the Institute. This communication allows us to continually build working relationships at a national and international level. Recent graduates have been from the United Kingdom and countries including, Bahrain, Ghana, Greece, Lebanon, Nigeria, Oman and Zimbabwe.

Learning and teaching
* Teaching methods include formal lectures, tutorials, group work, case studies and workplace visits; the majority of lectures and practicals take place within the IOEM, which allows high-quality interaction between the academic staff and students
* The programme of teaching is supported by a variety of workplace visits that enable students to see at first hand the extent of occupational health in practice
* Each module includes tutorial time, providing an opportunity to re-address concepts and approaches to problem solving
* Learning is supported by the use of the electronic curriculum (WebCT), allowing students to access learning materials when away from the campus
* Every student on the programme has a personal tutor who can be contacted to discuss course material and understanding of specific topics as well as matters which may affect academic progress

Modules
All modules are compulsory for a full MSc award.

* Dissertation (60 credits)
* Effects of Work on Health and Fitness for Work (20 credits)
* Epidemiology Statistics and Research Methods (20 credits)
* Legal Aspects (10 credits)
* Occupational Ergonomics (10 credits)
* Occupational Exposure and Risk Assessment I and II (20 credits)
* Occupational Mental Health (10 credits)
* Occupational Toxicology (10 credits)
* Principles and Practices of Occupational Health Practice (10 credits)
* Risk Management (10 credits)