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
SCIE11022 Introductory Science
AINV11001 Real World Investigation
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management
AINV11002 Socio-technical Systems
AINV11003 Introduction to Investigative Methods
BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
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

Environmental Management Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Liberal Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

This minor has been designed to support credit, articulation agreements and transition arrangements. Students cannot opt-in to complete the Liberal Studies minor. Please contact Course Advice for further information.

Public Health Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24


Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ENVH11001 Health and the Environment
HLTH11029 Health Promotion Concepts
HLTH12028 Health Promotion Strategies
HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology