I will be highlighting some schools where you can enroll for an M.Sc. in Occupational Health and Safety.
Follow the list below:
Universities for M.Sc. in Occupational Health and Safety
1. Middlesex University London
Duration: 1 year
Course Link: M.Sc in Occupational Health and Safety
Course details
This course has a strong emphasis on practical skills, and you’ll work on projects in collaboration with professionals.
The course is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, which means you can become a graduate member of the institution when you complete the course and can then gain chartered membership after two years of professional development.
Course Modules
- Environmental Assessment and Management (15 credits)
- Factors Shaping Health and Safety at Work (15 credits)
- Fundamentals of Strategic Risk Management (15 credits)
- Health and Safety Within High-Risk Industries (15 credits)
- Managing Health and Safety Processes at Work (15 credits)
- Occupational Hygiene and Health (15 credits)
- Occupational Psychology and Ergonomics (15 credits)
- Occupational Safety and Health Management and Law (15 credits)
- Research Methodology and Dissertation (60 credits)
Entry Requirement
- We normally require a second-class honors degree 2:2 or above, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject
- We also consider candidates with NEBOSH Diploma and NEBOSH International Diploma or other relevant qualifications
- Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate three years of relevant work experience and the ability to study at the postgraduate level.
2. University Of Hull (M.Sc In Occupational Health And Safety)
Entry requirements
Either a science or management-based bachelor’s degree (2:2) or equivalent, or one of the following:
- NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management
- NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management or equivalent
Applicants should be practicing health, safety, and/or environmental professionals or be employed within an industrial or commercial environment and able to show that they can undertake health, safety, and environmental-based assignments and a research project at their workplace.
Course Areas
There are three specific pathways that can be chosen; Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety Management, or Environmental Management.
3. Lough Borough University (Distance Learning Available)
Course Details
The MSc in Occupational Health and Safety Management involves, in addition, a part-time research project conducted over 12 months and is available to those who have achieved the Diploma requirements. Candidates for the MSc must attend two short courses (totaling four days) in research methods.
The MSc in Occupational Health and Safety Management is also available to those who have a Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from other higher education institutions recognized by IOSH, those with a NEBOSH National or International Diploma (Level 6), and those with a British Safety Council Diploma (Level 6). This qualification usually takes 18 months to complete.
Course content
– Module 1: Occupational Health and Safety and the Law (4 days at Loughborough)
– Module 2: Risk Management (4 days at Loughborough)
– Module 3: Management of Physical Hazards (distance learning)
– Module 4: Occupational Health Management (distance learning)
– Module 5: Safety and the Management of People (4 days at Loughborough)
– Module 6: Evidence-Based Practical Project (distance learning)
– Module 7: Masters Research Project (4 days at Loughborough + distance learning)
For the MSc in Occupational Health and Safety Management, candidates must attend and successfully complete the assessment elements of modules 1-7.
4. University Of Greenwich (Safety, Health and Environment, PGDip / MSc – Distant Learning Available Without Attendance Degree
Duration: 2 years
Course Link: Safety, Health and Environment
Course Modules
- Critical Thinking (DL) (10 Credits) – Core
- Environment Impact and Management (20 Credits) – Core
- Safety & Risk Management (20 Credits) – Core
- The Chemical Environment (20 Credits) – Core
- Research Methods (DL) (10 Credits) – Core
- Management of Physical Agents (20 Credits) – Core
- Critical Thinking (DL) (10 Credits) – Core
- Safety & Risk Management (20 Credits) – Core
- The Chemical Environment (20 Credits) – Core
- Management of Physical Agents (20 Credits) – Core
- Research Methods (DL) (10 Credits) – Core
- Environment Impact and Management (20 Credits) – Core
- Dissertation (OSH) (40 Credits) – Core
- Ergonomics & Workplace Psychology (20 Credits) – Core
- Dissertation (OSH) (40 Credits) – Core
- Ergonomics & Workplace Psychology (20 Credits) – Core
Entry Requirements
A good honors degree in a science or engineering subject AND be currently working in the general field of occupational health and safety OR have appropriate professional qualifications with relevant experience OR other qualifications considered equivalent to the above.
5. University of Salford Manchester (Safety, Health and Environment MSc)
Course Duration: 16 months course
Entry requirements
Students should possess at least a UK lower second-class honors degree (2:2) or equivalent in any subject. We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
Course Modules
Dissertation (60 Credits) – Core
This module belongs to semester three. This module aims to enable you to contribute to the body of knowledge in your area by devising and conducting an independent research project and through independent, self-motivated critical thinking, to develop as a reflective practitioner.
Research and Professional Practice (30 Credits) – Core
This module belongs to semester two. This module aims to enable you to design, plan, and execute a program of research through active inquiry and to apply appropriate analysis of research results. You will have opportunities to use research skills acquired in the applied context of real-world project work in a variety of professional settings and develop the skills necessary for the successful delivery of project outcomes.
Techniques for Environmental Assessment and Management (30 Credits) – Core
This module belongs to semester one. This module examines the relevance and relative merits of the different tools and approaches available to the business community in assessing and improving its environmental performance and addressing the sustainability agenda. You will explore through case study and fieldwork the response of the business community to the internal and external drivers of environmental performance and corporate social responsibility.
Risk: Perception and Management (30 Credits) – Core
This module belongs to semester one. This module aims to enable you to critically appraise factors that influence the perception of, and response to, a range of risks to the environment, safety, public health, and well-being and their significance in risk communication and trust. This module also assists you in the evaluation of approaches in risk management processes and application to contextual situations.
6. University Of Birmingham (Science of Occupational Health, Safety And The Environment, MS.c)
Course Duration: Taught 1 year
Course Modules
- Occupational Health and Hygiene Module – Core
- Safety Technology Module – Core
- Core Module – Core
- Environmental Noise Module – Core
- Safety Technology Module – Core
- Project – Core
- Research Methodology Module – Core
- Chemical and Biological Incident Management – Core
- Risk and Safety Management Module – Core
- Core Module – Core
- Safety Technology Module – Core
- Occupational Health and Hygiene Module – Core
- Chemical and Biological Incident Management – Core
- Project – Core
- Research Methodology Module – Core
- Risk and Safety Management Module – Core
- Environmental Noise Module – Core
- Safety Technology Module – Core
Entry requirements
An honors degree in a relevant discipline.
7. Manchester Metropolitan University (Occupational Health Safety And Environment MSc)
Course Duration: Taught 1 year
Course Modules
- Environmental management – Core
- Applied sciences in public health – Core
- Occupational hygiene management – Core
- Safety, health, and environmental quality management – Core
- Risk perception management – Core
- Dissertation and research methods – Core
- Principles in occupational health and safety – Core
Entry requirements
Students will normally have a good honours degree, or significant proven experience in a relevant field.
8. School Cardiff Metropolitan University
Course Link: Occupational-Safety-Health-and-Wellbeing
Course Duration: Taught 2 years
Course Module
- Assessing the Impact of Work on Health (10 Credits): The module aims to evaluate the positive and negative influences the workplace has on the safety and health of workers and evaluate the impact of emerging well-being issues.
- Approaches to Improving Worker Safety, Health, and Wellbeing (10 Credits): This module aims to critically assess the scope of workplace safety, health, and wellbeing programs and evaluate the evidence for creating an all-inclusive approach to improving safety, health, and wellbeing at work.
- Health Risk Perception & Communication (10 credits): The module aims to enable students to critically appraise the impact of psychological and psychosocial factors upon the perception and communication of and response to, a range of risks and threats to health and wellbeing.
- Principles and Practice of Risk Assessment (10 Credits): This module aims to enable the student to examine theoretical and practical approaches to risk assessment, hazard identification, and risk control and to evaluate their impact on improving safety, health, and well-being performance in the workplace.
- Applied Research Methods and Design (20 credits): Develop the qualitative and quantitative research skills necessary to undertake research and evaluate interventions and day-to-day practice.
- Influencing Individual and Organisational Behaviour (10 Credits): The module aims to enable students to compare and contrast approaches to influencing worker behavior and evaluate their effectiveness in improving health, safety, and well-being performance in the workplace.
- Evaluating Safety, Health, and Wellbeing Performance (10 Credits): The module aims to enable the student to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of health, safety, and wellbeing programs through the appraisal of individual and organizational performance outcomes.
- Developing Safety, Health, and Wellbeing Strategies & Interventions (20 Credits): The aim of this module is to enable students to construct a strategic response and multidisciplinary approach to improving safety, health, and well-being in the workplace.
- Worker Engagement and Wellbeing (20 Credits): This module aims to enable students to develop strategies for improving worker engagement and wellbeing and to critically evaluate their influence on organizational outcomes.
Requirement
Potential students are normally expected to have a degree in a discipline relating to occupational safety and health. However, candidates with other relevant qualifications will be considered if they are able to demonstrate experience in occupational safety and health or an allied profession.
9. Robert Gordon University (Health, Safety And Risk Management)
Duration: Taught 3 years
Course Modules
- Personal and Research Skills
- Health, Safety, and Risk: People Management
- Health, Safety, and Risk in an Organisational Context
- Hazard Identification and Risk Management
- Health, Safety, and Risk Behavioural Management
- Health, Safety and Risk Management: Accident Investigation and Analysis
- Strategic Health, Safety, and Risk Management
- Dissertation
Entry requirements
Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honors degree or its equivalent. Applicants with a lower degree classification and/or relevant work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.