CQ26 Bachelor of Occupational Health and Safety

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 minor

Core Structure

Number of units: 20 Total credit points: 120

Some of these units have compulsory residential schools - please check the handbook for advice.

Recommended study schedule

The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in 4 units per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs. The normal study load for part-time students is 2 units per term or 12 units of credit per term.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS11026 Introductory Occupational Health and Safety
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management
SCIE11022 Introductory Science
AINV11001 Real World Investigation
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
AINV11002 Socio-technical Systems
AINV11003 Introduction to Investigative Methods
BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS12018 Safety Science
HLTH11027 Foundations of Health
AINV12002 Accident Phenomenology
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS12019 Human Factors
OCHS12002 Occupational Health and Safety Practice
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS13020 Future Paradigms in OHS A
OCHS13016 Advanced Occupational Health
OCHS13018 Safety Systems
Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B
OCHS13019 Prevention Through Design
OCHS13017 Resilient Organisations

Accident Investigation and Analysis Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Some of these units have compulsory residential schools - please check the handbook for advice.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
SCIE11018 Introduction to Forensic Science
AINV12001 Investigative Methods Practice
AINV12003 Victim Pathology
AINV12004 Investigation Domain Contexts
AINV12005 Forensic Engineering
AINV13001 Accident Analysis
AINV13002 Human Factors Investigation
AINV13006 Crash Lab Project 2
AINV13003 Crash Lab Project 1
AINV13004 Learning From Failure
AINV13005 Accident Forensics Professional Practice

Environmental Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Some of these units may have compulsory residential schools - please check the handbook for advice.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
LAWS11046 Law and the Environment
ECON19031 Environmental Economics
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19021 Sustainability Issues and Solutions
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems

Human Factors Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Some of these units may have compulsory residential schools - please check the handbook for advice.

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
COMM11003 Career Communications
AINV12005 Forensic Engineering
COIS12036 Human-Computer Interaction
COIT11226 Systems Analysis
AINV13001 Accident Analysis
AINV13002 Human Factors Investigation

Liberal Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students can undertake any four units which must include three advanced level units. Students should discuss their selection with the Course Advisor and/or the Head of Courses - OHS.

Public Health Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Some of these units may have compulsory residential schools - please check the handbook for advice.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology
Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts
HLTH11028 Community Needs Assessment
ENVH11001 Health and the Environment
ENVH12001 Food Safety
HLTH12028 Health Promotion Strategies
HLTH12030 Drugs in Society
ENVH13002 Environmental Health Risk Management
EVST19023 Water Resource Management
HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning
HLTH11031 Healthy Lifestyles
ENVH12003 Environmental Toxicology