Master of Health, Safety and Environment

The Master of Health, Safety and Environment aims to equip individuals with the specialised skills and advanced knowledge required for professional practice or research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental management (EM). Graduates will have the capacity to lead and influence the development of high standards of OHS and EM. Traditionally, organisations have employed graduates from various disciplinary areas to fill OHS and EM roles. However, there is an increasing trend for companies and government organisations to seek graduates who can occupy both the OHS and EM roles. Convergence of the OHS and environmental management roles is common in mining, manufacturing and construction industries where the production processes have both on-site and off-site impacts. Government and other industries are starting to follow this trend.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Kelvin Grove

Full-time - 2 years

Part-time - 4 years

$52,600
N/A

Online

Online/Off-campus - 2 years

Full-time - 2 years

Part-time - 4 years

$52,600
N/A

Designed for

Environmental health, environmental science or occupational health and safety bachelor or graduate diploma graduates

Structure

192 credit points.

Subjects

  • Environmental Health, Occupational Health and Safety

Entry requirements

  • Occupational Health and Safety major: A completed recognised Bachelor Degree (or higher) in any discipline
  • Environmental Health major: A completed recognised Bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline
  • and a minimum of 48 credit points (equivalent of one semester full time study) of basic science units that were completed at the Bachelor degree level and must include: 12 credit points (1 subject) of foundation chemistry
  • and 36 credit points in other science areas (e.g. microbiology, physics, anatomy and physiology, life science)

Study Pathways

It is recommended that graduates from disciplines other than environmental health, environmental science or occupational health and safety first complete QUT's Graduate Diploma in OHS or QUT's Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health, and then articulate to the Master of Health, Safety and Environment.