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MSc Safety, Health and Environment

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

This Master’s in Safety, Health and Environment covers all aspects of occupational safety, health and environment, with emphasis on learning and research.

This distance-learning course teaches you to help prevent accidents, ill health and other losses arising from work and work activities. Safety professionals are increasingly responsible for environment-related issues, and this is reflected in the topics studied in this MSc Safety, Health and Environment.

We aim to help you develop research and analytical skills, and to gain a wider and more in-depth understanding of occupational health theory and practice. By studying critical thinking, you gain the necessary skills for the rest of the course. Growing concern about climate change also informs our approach to environmental issues in the workplace.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

Entry Requirements

An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:2, or above, in Business, Health, HR, Science or Engineering.

Applicants without a degree that have relevant Health and Safety Level 6 qualifications, or professional qualifications with relevant experience, or other qualifications equivalent to the above may be considered.

Applicants should be working in, or wish to work in, the general field of occupational health and safety.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

The course can greatly enhance your international career opportunities. Nearly all who study it aim to improve on their current roles (on joining) and see the the course as a means to change careers.

Both public and private sectors are in need of highly qualified professional people, so this course provides a good opportunity for personal and career development.

Module Details

Core Modules:

Critical Thinking (DL) (15 credits)
Environment Impact and Management (DL) (15 credits)
Management of Physical Agents (DL) (15 credits)
Safety & Risk Management (DL) (15 credits)
The Chemical Environment (DL) (15 credits)
Research Methods (DL) (15 credits)

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