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Graduate Diploma in Work Health & Safety | 2018
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 / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 935122 |
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
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.
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
For further information email: ssc@uow.edu.au