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Occupational Health and Safety Management – (M.Sc.)
Brunel University
School of Health Sciences and Social Care
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,740 - ≈ € 14,334 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The IOSH accredited Occupational Health and Safety Management course is suitable for practitioners working in occupational health and safety. Students include both professional consultants wishing to gain IOSH accreditation, newly qualified graduates managing occupational health and safety, naval engineers, doctors, nurses and others from a variety of backgrounds.
Modern technology includes new occupational hazards (chemical, physical, psychosocial and ergonomic) and demographic changes in the working population that are addressed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals. The course offers an up-to-date research-based approach to underpin the evidence for UK regulations and EU directives and therefore inform change in occupational health and safety management.
Educational aims of the programme will:
* analyse the requirement for Occupational Health and Safety, synthesise information appropriately and propose beneficial application within the organisational policy;
* develop an interpretative framework of professional health and safety practice for risk assessment and risk management;
* critically evaluate and initiate relevant research;
* provide learning which facilitates students' ability to develop an understanding of advanced health and safety management practice and to reflect on their own professional practice;
* explore the interaction between theory and practice in relation to concepts and principles of Occupational Health and Safety;
* analyse a wide range of contemporary occupational health issues;
* instil awareness of the need for management of change in order to anticipate and adapt policy in the light of new technology or requirements;
* anticipate and interpret current and future initiatives in order to be able to develop appropriate strategies to meet requirements;
* manage health and safety in the workplace effectively.
Contents
Modules are set within a European context, and aim to equip the professional to understand and solve a wide range of occupational health problems, critically evaluate and initiate relevant research and lead the multidisciplinary team. Students are encouraged to use routinely-collected data from the workplace for their dissertation. The research methods module helps investigate real occupational problems with appropriate statistics in SPSS.
Modules (All Core)
* Occupational Health and Safety
The principles of contemporary occupational health and safety are brought into focus and explored through the interface between man, industry and the environment. Key topics include the prevention of occupational disease, toxicology and risk assessment. Health surveillance including biological monitoring is discussed in the context of toxic chemical, biological and physical agents encountered within the workplace.
* Occupational Epidemiology: Evidence Base for Health and Safety
An in-depth exploration of the patterns of disease occurrence (mortality, morbidity and injury) alongside the diverse factors which influence these patterns are taught. The epidemiologist as a scientific detective uses a range of methods to investigate, explain, predict and promote the design of prevention strategies to reduce ill-health and injury. The module is designed to focus the research objectives for workplace problems, and to assess and use concepts, methods and routinely collected data constructively. It underpins many other modules and in particular the dissertation enabling meaningful research.
* Occupational Health and Safety Law
The main aim is for an understanding of the legal context within which professional health and safety skills are applied. It provides an in-depth, critically evaluative learning environment, where mutual exploration of key contemporary legal issues is encouraged. Appropriate links are made with the environmental management module.
* Occupational Management
The focus here is on the management requirements of contemporary occupational practice. An introduction to management and organisational theory encourages critical analysis of the principles required for practice. Key principles are evaluation, audit, and quality assurance, to inform strategy and policy development. Human resource implications for efficient and effective practice are considered with the emphasis on communication and man-management skills.
* Occupational Psychology and Ergonomics
The interface between the organisation and the individual's health is brought into focus by drawing upon concepts and applications of occupational psychology and ergonomics. These aim to enhance students' awareness of stress-related issues, the quality of the working life and the extent, form and impact of work-structuring, together with implications for occupational practice.
* Research Methods
Research methods appropriate to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including:
* Philosophical underpinnings of research methodology
* Proposal design
* Searching and reviewing the literature
* Ethical issues in research and research governance
* Surveys and longitudinal studies
* Questionnaire design
* Experimental and quasi-experimental designs
* N of 1 studies
* Statistical analysis and using SPSS
* Depth interviews
* Focus groups
* Observation
* Use of documentary sources
* Qualitative analysis
Dissertation
The successful completion of a dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words will lead to the award of the master's degree. Dissertation attendance will be required, as deemed necessary by the dissertation supervisor. Final submission is by the end of the first term following completion of the taught course for full-time students, and by the end of the second term following completion of the taught modules for part-time students.
Recent examples of dissertations by students taking this course include:
* An investigative study into incidents in valve turning operations in the water industry;
* A study of hearing levels of orchestral musicians to determine if there is risk of developing noise-induced hearing loss;
* A small area cross-sectional study of occupational hand dermatitis in hairdressers.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You should have a relevant first degree and/or professional experience and/or appropriate expertise.
English Language Requirements
* Brunel English Language Test (BrunELTS) - 65% overall, minimum 55% in written section, 50% in each other section.
* IELTS - 6.5 overall, minimum of 5.5. in writing, 5.0 in each other section.
* TOEFL (Computer based) - 237 plus TWE 4.5
* TOEFL (Internet Based) - 92, minimum 15 in each section (20 for masters courses)
* TOEFL (Paper Based) - 580 plus TWE 4.5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Accreditation
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
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