Postgraduate - CourseGraduate Certificate in Occupational Health

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Course code	2868
Managing faculty	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Abbreviated title	GradCertOccHlth
Total credit points required	24
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year PT Part-time study only. This course must be completed in a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years. The course duration is inclusive of any periods of intermission.
Study mode and location	Off-campus (Alfred Hospital) Students are required to attend a number of compulsory blocks of on-campus/on-site study days.
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/2868
Contact details	School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine: telephone +61 3 9903 0563; email pgradenq@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/
Course coordinator	Professor Malcolm Sim

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
This course is not available to international student visa holders

Description

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides a program for professionals in the workplace who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in preventive occupational health practice. It provides the basic knowledge in legal occupational health and safety requirements and competence in assessing and controlling workplace hazards.

Outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

identify the legal requirements of occupational health practice
demonstrate an understanding of the principles of recognition, assessment and control of workplace hazards
demonstrate use of monitoring equipment, and interpret results of such testing used to measure the level of hazards in the workplace
assess the risks to health of common chemical, physical, biological and psychosocial hazards in the workplace
advise on specific measures and management programs to control these hazards in the workplace.

Assessment

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

Structure

This course consists of four core units.

Requirements

Students must complete:

Semester one

MPH5241 Introduction to occupational health and safety
MPH5243 Chemical and biological hazards

Semester two

MPH5222 Assessment and control of workplace hazards
MPH5244 Ergonomic and physical hazards

Areas of study

Occupational and environmental health

Progression to further studies

This course articulates with 0160 Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health and then 2312 Master of Occupational and Environmental Health or can lead to 0046 Master of Public Health provided that a suitable level of achievement has been obtained.

Award(s)

Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health