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Bachelor of Science (Health, Safety and Environment)
(R/1022/6/0005)(11/29)(MQA/SWA12553)

Gain the expertise for a diverse career in the expanding area of occupational health and safety, identifying and managing workplace risks to ensure safe and healthy work environments.

Specialise in identifying and managing workplace risks to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. 

This course prepares you for a diverse career in the expanding area of occupational health and safety. You will learn how to create, maintain and manage a safe and healthy workplace, and develop professional skills in critical thinking, information literacy and technology. 

Your first year is inter-professional and taken with other health sciences students. In your second and third years, you’ll learn how to identify and manage risks and hazards, participate effectively in decision-making processes and improve health and safety to prevent injuries and illness in the workplace. 

You will complete a 100-hour placement in your second year and a 150-hour placement in your third year to develop important practical skills and to experience real work environments. 

Why Health, Safety and Environment? 

  • You’ll get to apply and integrate knowledge and practice of occupational health to enhance the safety and well-being of populations 
  • You’ll get to apply logical and rational processes to critically analyse issues relevant to occupational health and think creatively in the generation of solutions to problems 
  • You’ll get to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information and evidence from the range of resources applicable to practice 
  • You’ll get to communicate effectively with a range of people including community groups, workers, employers, statutory authorities and their representatives and other professionals 
  • You can use scientific methods and technologies with an understanding of their advantages and limitations 
  • You can demonstrate your ability for self-directed and lifelong learning through self-accepted responsibility 
  • You’ll get to recognise and apply international standards and perspectives within occupational settings 
  • You can demonstrate an appreciation of cultural diversity including the impact of cultural and social factors 
  • You can demonstrate professionalism and capacity for leadership and be able to work independently, collaboratively and ethically. 
Location
Perth, Malaysia
Study Method
Full-time
Study Mode
On-campus
Intake
February or July
Duration
3 years

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This page was last updated on 3 December 2024