This course is a professional degree based on the study of occupational health and safety. It will present you with the opportunity to undertake a plan and apply your discipline of study to specifically designated career path options. It has been designed to prepare professionals in occupational health and safety with specifically applied knowledge, attitudes, skills and initiatives in the safety science areas of:
In addition, you have the option to select from a wide array of electives to suit personal needs and interests.
Units are designed to drive you through project-based authentic industry-relevant assessment tasks. Throughout this course you are provided opportunities to practically apply your learning, including participation in supervised worksite visits with practical opportunities to apply your learning to given situations. In addition, you will perform 120 hours of work practicum as a capstone project. This presents you with valuable learning and application opportunities before the completion of your studies.
The purpose of this course is to produce graduates who are confident and competent health and safety professionals ready to be employed as workplace leaders in health and safety decision making and management. Graduates will be able to facilitate, educate, problem solve and promote health and safety at workplaces and in the community.
Opportunities exist for graduates in management/consultancy and practice of workplace health and safety. For example, ergonomics, industrial safety, occupational hygiene and risk management. Employment is found in primary industry, rural safety, manufacturing, mining, services industry, employer associations, the defence force, health industry and government authorities.
Duration | 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time |
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Credit Points that Must be Earned | 144 |
Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24). |
Expected Hours of Study | One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term. |
Course Type | Undergraduate Award |
Qualification (post nominal) | BOHS |
AQF Level | Level 7: Bachelor Degree |
Course Fees |
Indicative Year - 2025
Indicative Year - 2024
Indicative Year - 2023
Indicative Year - 2022
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Domestic Students Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes |
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International Students CRICOS Codes |
Rank Threshold | SR 60 | ATAR 60 |
English (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
International Students should visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Domestic - While there are no course pre-requisites, Senior English, Senior Science and Senior Mathematics are strongly recommended. Students without Senior English, Senior Science and Senior Mathematics are strongly recommended to undertake one of the following access courses:
Interim Awards | CG48 - Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety |
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Exit Awards | CG48 - Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety |
Accreditation |
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Compulsory Residential School | There are 3 core units with a compulsory residential school for all students. These are: OCHS12002 OHS Practice; OCHS13020 Future Paradigms in OHS A; and OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B. There may be additional requirements for residential schools within minor studies. Students should confirm these through the Handbook. |
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OCHS13021 - Students are required to complete 120 hours of work placement throughout the course. |
Year | Number of Students |
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2024 | 103 |
2023 | 102 |
2022 | 148 |
2021 | 167 |
2020 | 172 |
Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.
If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.
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Students are subject to any placement host employer site-specific compulsory requirements that may be required.
Effective 25 September 2023, updates have been made to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Queensland Health sites and the Queensland Ambulance Service. While Queensland Health does not currently mandate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, it's essential to recognise that other organisations may enforce their own vaccination specific criteria. This situation is similar across other states and territories, with the exception of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, where COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for all healthcare students.
Course Learning Outcomes | |||||
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Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning | |||||
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge | |||||
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas | |||||
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence | |||||
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas | |||||
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship | |||||
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts | |||||
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters | |||||
KNOWLEDGE Develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture in contemporary and historical context using the respectful and appropriate protocols and terminology | |||||
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Engage in reflective self-evaluation of own cultural values and perspectives to proactively create an inclusive workplace that affirms and celebrates cultural diversity | |||||
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Display leadership by creating inclusive work environments and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a culturally respectful manner |
Number of units: 20 | Total credit points: 120 |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OCHS12018 | Safety Science | |
HLTH11027 | Foundations of Health | |
AINV12002 | Accident Phenomenology |
Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
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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 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OCHS13020 | Future Paradigms in OHS A | |
OCHS13016 | Advanced Occupational Health | |
OCHS13018 | Safety Systems |
Year 3 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OCHS13021 | Future Paradigms in OHS B | |
OCHS13019 | Prevention Through Design | |
OCHS13017 | Resilient Organisations |
Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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Available units | ||
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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 |
Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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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.
Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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Available units | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
ENVH11001 | Health and the Environment | |
HLTH11029 | Health Promotion Concepts | |
HLTH12028 | Health Promotion Strategies | |
HLTH13031 | Population Health Epidemiology |
Residential Schools
There are 2 core units with a compulsory residential school:
OHS Practice and
Future Paradigms in OHS A
Please see the residential school timetable for dates for these units.
Applications for credit transfer
Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies undertaken equivalent in content and depth to the CQUniversity course have been successfully completed. Students should examine the unit synopses in this handbook to determine the units for which they may be eligible to claim exemption.
Refer to the Credit Transfer website at http://www.cqu.edu.au/credittransfer for further details on the guidelines and application process.
You can apply for direct credit against CQUniversity units, if equivalent tertiary level study has been completed. You must supply relevant documentation (study guides, unit profiles, etc) to do this. Or, in some courses you can apply for electives outside of CQUniversity range of units. If your study was undertaken more than 10 years old, you may not be eligible to apply for this as credit.
Computing Requirements
It is a requirement of enrolment in this course that students have access to the CQUniversity website. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the course using email and the Internet.
It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.