Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, BSc Hons (top-up)

Across the world there is increasing demand for qualified and professional safety and hygiene professionals. Their roles and responsibilities now often encompass environmental issues. This programme is a novel approach to delivering health, safety and hygiene training and will allow a wider range of applicants to gain access to this growing field of employment.

Students who do not have an appropriate qualification in health and safety or occupational hygiene are required to successfully complete an introductory 'prerequisite' course before further study. Students wishing to register with the British Occupational Hygiene Society must complete a dissertation on occupational hygiene. The courses are delivered by distance learning combined with local tutorial support. Students are registered at a distance learning centre most convenient for them.

This programme is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and to Certificate level for the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

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Please telephone our Enquiry Unit on 020 8331 9000

School

Architecture, Design and Construction

Attendance

2-5 years part-time (distance learning)

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

A degree or equivalent in an appropriate science- or engineering-related subject

OR a Diploma, Higher Diploma, HND, Advanced Diploma or Professional Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) fields, with evidence of having gained substantial knowledge, skills and experience

OR appropriate professional qualifications with relevant professional experience in the OSH field.

• Applicants who do not possess a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent will be required to successfully complete the Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Practice course prior to commencing the programme.

• A TOEFL score of 550 or above or equivalent is required.

• Applicants are expected to be working in an appropriate professional field.

Assessment

Students are assessed through coursework and exams.

Career options

Graduates have opportunities as safety advisers; safety officers; safety, health and environment advisers; and occupational hygienists within private and public sectors, both nationally and internationally.

Introduction to Occupational Safety Practice (prerequisite course)
Environmental Industrial Pollution
Chemical Hazards
Ergonomics
Physical Agents
Environmental Industrial Management
Management of Risk
Dissertation

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