About BEnvOHS Programme

Bachelor Of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (BEnvOHS)

Awarded by The University Of Newcastle, Australia. New South Wales, Australia

OVERVIEW

Introduction

The Bachelor of Environmental and Occupational Environmental Health and Safety programme is a unique degree combining environmental health and control with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). The programme was developed in response to a demand for professionals in Singapore who can access both areas. The degree provides a sound theoretical base and skills necessary to enable graduate professionals to manage new and emerging EOHS issues effectively.

Graduates can assume professional roles in the management and practice of environmental health and safety management by applying knowledge acquired in this programme.

The programme is designed for students and working adults who demonstrate that they have already achieved the equivalent of the first year of study through previous tertiary education.

This degree is fully accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the world’s biggest professional health and safety organisation. This programme is also approved by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in its qualifying criteria as a requirement in applying to be a Workplace and Health Safety Officer (WSHO).

Accolades

• Top 224th University in the World (QS World University Rankings 2018)
• Top 10 University in Australia (QS World University Rankings 2018)
• Global Top 250 University (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017)
• 15 subjects ranked in the world's top 200 (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018)
• A presence in Singapore since 2006 with full-time academic staff and a teaching and learning advisor based locally. More than 4,700 University of Newcastle graduates from 37 countries. (UON Singapore)

Professional Accreditation

• Fully accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the world’s largest professional health and safety organisation.
• Recognised by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in its qualifying criteria as a requirement in applying to be a Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Programme Duration

This programme can be completed in 16 months for the Full Time pathway and 24 months for the Part Time pathway.

Programme Structure

• This programme consists of 16 modules
• 3 trimesters in a year
• 2 to 3 modules taught over 1 trimester
• Approximately 40 contact hours per module delivered by both university's faculty and local lecturers

Programme Outline

ENVS2620 Bioscience for EOHS

ENVS2710 Environmental Control Practice

OHSE2610 OHS Practice

OHSE2630 Occupational Health

OHSE2640 Hygiene and Toxicology I

OHSE2720 Ergonomics for OHS

OHSE2730 Occupational Safety

OHSE2740 EOHS Management

ENVS3610 Environmental Impact Assessment

ENVS3750 Industrial Ecology for EOHS

OHSE3620 Epidemiology and Environmental Health

OHSE3630 Hygiene and Toxicology II

OHSE3640 Research Methods in EOHS

OHSE3710 International Perspectives on EOHS

OHSE3720 EOHS Law

OHSE3740 Risk Assessment and Management

Delivery of modules may not follow the sequence as shown and subject to change.

Intakes

January, May and August

For more details about this programme: http://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/the-university-of-newcastle-australia/bachelor-of-environmental-and-occupational-health-and-safety-top-up