2017 Postgraduate Courses
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Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety | 2017

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety

Abbreviation:

GDipWHS

UOW Course Code:

627

CRICOS Code:

083560C

Total Credit Points:

48

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Social Sciences

Intake Session(s):

Autumn

Delivery Mode:

Flexible

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong

Additional Information:

Course Finder

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety provides an intensive professional program of study in the area of occupational health & safety. The advanced knowledge and skills developed throughout the course will equip graduates to address the complex nature of workplace occupational health and safety issues through technical knowledge and application as well as an emphasis on communication skills and techniques essential to effectively convey work health and safety strategies.

Entry Requirements

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

Course Learning Outcomes

Students Graduating from the Graduate Diploma in Work Health and Safety will be able to:

  1. Critically review, investigate and evaluate WHS issues using data, research and argument.
  2. Generate and demonstrate effective responses to WHS issues with creativity, logic and critical thinking.
  3. Effectively generate and transmit work health & safety knowledge, skills and ideas to collaborate and engage with people in different settings and different cultural environments.
  4. Describe and demonstrate strategies to acknowledge, appreciate and respect diversity.
  5. Develop strategies to maintain personal integrity within the field of WHS.
  6. Identify, critically evaluate, transform and apply appropriate resources and technologies for professional practice in WHS in order to function effectively in the digital environment. 

Course Structure

The Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of subjects in accordance with the course structure and recommended subject progression table below.

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
HAS 860People & Work6Autumn
HAS 871WHS Risk Management6Autumn
HAS 980Industrial Epidemiology & Toxicology6Autumn
LAW 969Work Health and Safety Law6Winter
HAS 870Work Injury Management6Spring
HAS 861Workplace Hazards & Hygiene6Spring
HAS 973Occupational Health & Safety Systems6Spring
HAS 961Physical Hazards at Work6Spring

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 Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety has been accredited by the Australian Occupational Health & Safety Educators Accreditation Board (AOHSEAB) and the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) of the UK.

Other Information

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

Last reviewed: 24 November, 2016