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Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management GD.OH&SMgt
2009

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Location: North Terrace Campus
Duration: 1 year (full-time or part-time? equivalent)
Degree/Award: Graduate Diploma

Program Outline

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management is an area of prime importance in the management of enterprises and other workplaces, generating a demand for qualified occupational health and safety professionals. This program is designed to enable graduates to work effectively in a range of OHS professional roles, such as: OHS managers and program coordinators, occupational health nurses, OHS inspectors and advisers and OHS educators. These courses are offered in a partnership between the University of Adelaide (Discipline of Public Health) and the University of South Australia (School of Psychology). The program is recognised by SafeWork SA and the Australian Safety of Compensation Council, as well as the Safety Institute of Australia, the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine and other relevant OHS professional organisations.

The program is available by campus or online study. There are several electives that are also available as short or intensive courses.


The Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management (Grad.Dip.O.H.&S.Mgt.) consists of coursework and the choice of a dissertation and can be completed in two semesters of full-time or four semesters of part-time study.


The Discipline runs one- and two-day workshops in specialised areas, including occupational hygiene, emergency management, ergonomics and OHS business case development.

The OHS and Public Health programs are affiliated with the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health, a consortium of The University of Queensland, The University of Adelaide and Charles Darwin University http://www.uq.edu.au/cmvh

 

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Admission Information

Admissions information for domestic ? and international ? students.

Domestic

Selection criteria: ?
Graduate entry only
How to apply: ? See the Discipline of Public Health in Health Sciences
Mid-year entry? Subject to availability
Annual tuition fees: ?
Commonwealth-supported place: $7,412
General enquiries: Student Centre

International

Selection criteria: ?
Graduate entry only
IELTS Total
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
6.5
6
6
6
6
Additional entry requirements: ? Also required at time of application: supporting statement, resume and two referee reports
Prerequisites: ? Bachelor's degree or equivalent
How to apply:
Mid-year entry? No
Annual tuition fees: ? International student place: $14,000
General enquiries: Student Centre
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