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Graduate Certificate of Occupational Hygiene

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code J83

Occupational Hygienists aim to identify, manage and control occupational and environmental hazards across all industries including advising organisations and local communities about the potential health impacts as a result of exposure to hazards. This program has been developed for practitioners to acquire skills in occupational hygiene. The course will assist you develop or enhance your skills in the practical aspects of identifying, evaluating, and controlling occupational hazards that could adversely affect the health of workers. You’ll learn about occupational epidemiology, occupational toxicology and the chemical, physical and biological aspects of occupational hygiene. You will apply communication and collaboration skills to demonstrate judgement in professional occupational hygiene contexts. This course can be used as an entry pathway into the Master of Occupational Hygiene and Toxicology.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply communication and collaboration skills to demonstrate well-developed judgement in professional occupational hygiene contexts.
  2. Apply technical and creative skills to investigate and evaluate complex occupational hygiene ideas, concepts and theories in workplace situations.
  3. Reflect critically on advanced discipline knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate a high level of Occupational Hygiene professional practice or scholarship.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

  • Bachelor degree; or
  • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 0.5 Years
  • Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Non standard timetable requirements

Students are required to attend a 3 day workshop for each of the 3 practical units.

Course Coordinator

Mrs Adelle LIEBENBERG

Course Structure

Please select three units from:
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
OHS6136 ^Occupational Epidemiology20
OHS5118 ^Occupational Hygiene Science20
OHS6144 ^Occupational Hygiene 1: Chemical Aspects20
OHS6159 ^Occupational Hygiene 2: Physical and Biological Aspects20
OHS6162 ^Occupational Hygiene 3: Control20
OHS6176 ^Occupational Hygiene Sampling and Study Design20
OHS6178 ^Occupational Toxicology20

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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