This program is a professional degree based on the study of Occupational Health and Safety. It presents students with the opportunity to undertake a plan and apply their 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 areas of:
In addition the option remains for students to select from a wide array of electives to suit personal needs and interests. The purpose of this program is to produce graduates who are 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 in the workplace in relation to individuals, families, the community and environment.
Throughout this program students participate in worksite visits with practical opportunities to apply their learning to given situations. 120 hours of work practicum will be performed by the students.This presents students with valuable learning and application opportunities before the completion of their studies. During this time, students continue to work through course material externally and the industry practicum work is linked to the practicum. The practicum is aligned to their capstone project.
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 | Each unit at this level, typically requires 144 hours of student commitment over a period of 12 weeks. |
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 |
Domestic - nil
Domestic - English and a science subject
Interim Awards | Not applicable |
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Exit Awards | CG48 - Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety |
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Compulsory Residential School | There are 5 core courses with a compulsory residential school for Flex Students and 3* for Internal students. These are: Introductory Science Introductory Anatomy & Physiology OHS Practice* Future Paradigms in OHS A* and Future Paradigms in OHS B* |
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OCHS13021 - Students are required to complete 120 hours of work placement throughout the program. |
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: 21 | Total credit points: 126 |
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Recommended study schedule
The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in 4 courses 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 courses 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 | |
OCHS11025 | Health and Safety Risk Management | |
HLTH11027 | Foundations of Health | |
SCIE11022 | Introductory Science |
Year 1 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
AINV11001 | Real World Investigation | |
AINV11002 | Socio-technical Systems | |
AINV11003 | Introduction to Investigative Methods | |
BIOH11005 | Introductory Anatomy and Physiology |
Year 2 - Term 1 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OCHS12018 | Safety Science | |
OCHS12019 | Human Factors | |
ENVH11001 | Health and the Environment | |
AINV12002 | Accident Phenomenology |
Year 2 - Term 2 | ||
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Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
OCHS12002 | Occupational Health and Safety Practice | |
OCHS12015 | Occupational Health and Safety Law | |
ENVH12003 | Environmental Toxicology |
In Year 2 Term 2 students are to select 1 elective from your elective stream.
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 |
In Year 3 Term 1 students are to select 1 elective from your elective stream.
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 |
In Year 3 Term 2 students are to select 1 elective from your elective stream.
Note:
Courses: Introductory Science; Introductory Anatomy and Physiology; Occupational Health and Safety Practice; Future Paradigms in OHS A and Future Paradigms in OHS B have compulsory residential schools.
See the residential school timetable for details. Compulsory residential schools are held in Rockhampton and are conducted for these courses taken by external and (in some cases) internal students.
Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
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Recommended Elective Streams
These elective streams have been selected to provide students with guidance in selecting a group of subjects that may assist in their career progression. If a suitable combination of subjects is not available, please contact the Student Contact Centre on 13 27 86 to get your Program Advisor to contact you.
The recommended elective stream will not show as a specialisation on your degree but future employers will be able to see your three-course elective choices.
Only ONE level one course may be included in your elective stream.
Safety Science Electives:
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Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
AINV13001 | Accident Analysis | |
AINV12001 | Investigative Methods Practice | |
AINV12003 | Victim Pathology | |
AINV12005 | Forensic Engineering | |
AINV13004 | Learning From Failure | |
HLTH12031 | Community Engaged Learning |
Only ONE level one course may be included in your elective stream.
Population Health Electives:
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Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
HLTH13031 | Population Health Epidemiology | |
ENVH12001 | Food Safety | |
HLTH12028 | Health Promotion Strategies | |
HLTH12030 | Drugs in Society | |
HLTH12031 | Community Engaged Learning |
Only ONE level one course may be included in your elective stream.
Human Factors Electives:
Available units | ||
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Students must complete 3 from the following units: | ||
AINV13002 | Human Factors Investigation | |
AINV12005 | Forensic Engineering | |
AINV13001 | Accident Analysis | |
SOCL19069 | Social Research Methods | |
HLTH12031 | Community Engaged Learning |
Liberal studies Electives:
( any three courses)
Any course at appropriate level i.e. must have a limit of one level one course and include advanced level courses (recommend discussing with the program advisor and/or discipline leader)
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.