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Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health

This course assists you as a workplace professional to expand your knowledge and skills in preventive occupational health practice. This degree provides you with the basic knowledge in legal OHS requirements and competence in assessing and controlling workplace hazards. It articulate with the Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health and can lead to the Master of Occupational and Environmental Health.

Career Fields

Industry, Government or Independent Practice in Occupational Health, Human Resource Management, Safety Management or Training.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health
Off-campus learning (OCL) with compulsory block requirements
Study length Part-time: 1 year @ 2 units per semester. Not offered full-time. Not available to international students.
Course code  2868
CRICOS code  
Entry requirements You must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. Your application will also be considered if you do not have a degree but have extensive relevant experience.
Course structure  4 core units
Core units

Semester 1
MPH2041 Introduction to occupational health & safety
MPH2043 Chemical & biological hazards

Semester 2
MPH2022 Assessment & control of workplace hazards
MPH2045 Environmental health risk assessment
& management

Assessment  Assessment includes web-based tasks, written assignments and examinations.

Further Information

Full and complete information including unit descriptions, staff profiles and location details can be found the 2008 DEPM Postgraduate Course Guide (PDF, 244kb)

Course Enquiries

Please direct all course enquiries to the course coordinator:

Professor Malcolm Sim
Phone: +61 03 990 30582
Full Contact Deatails