MSc Occupational Safety and Health Management

Overview & facilities

The Occupational Safety and Health Management Masters at Middlesex in London helps you develop an informed, critical and imaginative attitude towards your work in this important area of Occupational Safety and Health and is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

The course is designed to put knowledge and skills into a practical context to demonstrate the role and function of the modern occupational safety and practitioner, this will largely be achieved through the use of case study examples, practical exercises and inspections, as well as lectures and seminars from practicing professionals.

Whilst studying the Occupational Safety and Health Management Masters you will examine the most up-to-date thinking in the occupational health and safety sector and learn to analyse and evaluate issues in scientific, technical and managerial terms.

Based at our Hendon campus in London, you will benefit from our excellent student facilities, and be taught by a team of experts. You will benefit enormously from the wealth of knowledge and practical experience our staff bring to the courses.

Course highlights:

• Middlesex works closely with employers to ensure a practical and work-focused health and safety course.
• The course is accredited by IOSH as meeting the academic requirement for chartered membership following initial professional development (IPD)

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Content & modules

The MSc comprises four taught modules and a dissertation module. The four main topics are

• Risk Management Techniques
• Research Methods
• Managing Hazardous Agents
• Managing Workplace and Work Equipment Hazards
• Research Project

If you exit after the taught modules with 120 credit points you will gain the PGDip.

This programme is based at our flagship Hendon campus.

Coursework, case study, presentations, Part-seen written case study examinations and a dissertation.

Modules

• Year 1

  Managing Hazardous Agents and their Effects in the Workplace (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  To thoroughly appraise and evaluate the legal, theoretical and practical aspects of identifying, controlling and managing the risk presented by a range of workplace hazardous agents.

  Managing Workplace and Work Equipment Hazards (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  Aims to enhance the skills of inspection, auditing and testing and evaluation in respect of the physical and traumatic dangers presented by the nature and use of premises, plant, equipment and commonly occurring processes, together with the skills to promote remedial and proactive risk management improvement strategies.

  Research Methods (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  To provide graduate students with the organisational and management skills to administer an MSc/PhD research project. Management skills are supported by knowledge of experimental design, quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques, presentation skills and interactive computing skills. A range of environmental and technological examples will are used throughout the module to develop planning and analytical skills. Subject specific skills are provided by programme tutors to cover instrumental analytical techniques, specific case studies and specific data analyses relevant to individual programmes.

  Research Project (60 Credits) - Compulsory

  This module aims to provide an opportunity for the student to develop original and independent research investigations aimed at integrating theoretical knowledge and technical expertise to solve a practical problem at a relevant postgraduate level using appropriate research techniques.

  Risk Management Fundamentals (30 Credits) - Compulsory

  To provide participants with an overview of the theory and application of risk management as it is applied at a strategic level from a multi-disciplinary, science-led perspective. To evaluate the frameworks that can be used to relate the functions of risk management and the actors that perform them in order to enable participants to better understand the process of decision making and the factors which influence it. To critically assess existing processes in order to build upon and extend rational approaches currently favoured in risk assessment and risk management. This module recognises that there are conflicts over how decisions are and should be made and attempts to provide an overview so that students will ultimately be in a position to make their own choices based upon a wide appreciation of the issues. Where students are taking this module as part of programmes other than risk management, specific issues relating to their specific discipline will be addressed through programme specific components. For risk management students the module complements PRS4606 Advances in Risk Management which focuses upon economic, psychological, social, communicative and cultural factors which affect choice and the implications this has for decision making.

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Entry & applying

We welcome applications from graduates with a good honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

Qualifications accepted

For a comprehensive list of qualifications accepted by Middlesex, see further information under entry requirements

English language requirements

You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all four components) or TOEFL paper based 575 (no less than 4.5 in test of written English) or TOEFL internet based 90 (with no less than 19 in each component) Middlesex also offers an Intensive Academic English course (Pre-Sessional) that ranges from 5-17 weeks, depending on your level of English. Successful completion of this course would meet English language entry requirements. For more information on applying for the pre-sessional please email english@mdx.ac.uk. For details of other equivalent English language requirements that Middlesex accepts see international entry requirements.

Applying

Applications for postgraduate study should be made directly to the university. You will need to fill in an application form and return it to the appropriate admissions office. UK and EU students should apply directly to the London office. Non-EU international students can apply to our international admissions office in London, or use our network of regional offices across the world to assist you with your application. Apply now

Fees & funding

The tuition fee for MSc Occupational Safety and Health Management for the academic year 2012/13 is as follows:

UK/EU Students

Full-time students: £6,000
Part-time students: £50 per taught credit

Find out about our flexible payment plans for UK/EU students, and how they can help you spread the cost of your course.

International Students

Full-time students: £10,600
Part-time students:£93 per taught credit

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