Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The MSc in Occupational Health is a part-time programme running over two years. This is a blended programme where some classes and elements of assessment will be conducted online.

Students take a total of 90 credits: taught modules to the value of 60 credits and a research dissertation (EH6062) to the value of 30 credits.

Exit Award: Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

Candidates who have passed 60 credits of taught modules may choose to exit the programme with a Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
EH6008	Information Retrieval and Interpretation in Occupational Health and Safety	5
EH6015	Occupational Health and Safety Management in the Workplace	10
EH6059	Principles of Psychosocial Epidemiology	5
EH6060	Risk Assessment and Management of Psychosocial Work Risks	5
EH6061	Applied Research for Occupational Health	5
LW6107	Legal Aspects of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare	5
AD6800	Training and Development Issues in Occupational Health	5
Year 2
Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (45 credits) and 5 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
EH6017	Principles, Theory and Application of Risk Assessment and Management Programmes	10
EH6041	Psychology Applied to Occupational Health and Safety	5
EH6062	Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing Dissertation	30
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 5 credits from the following:		5
EH6000	Introduction to Implementation Research and Practice in Public Health (5)
EH6130	Critical Appraisal of Publications for Research and Practice (5)
EH6140	Environmental Health: Principal Aspects and Burden of Disease (5)
EH6159	Health Promotion II (5)
Total Credits		90

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning outcomes for MSc (Occupational Health) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate an awareness of occupational health from a multidisciplinary perspective including occupational medicine, epidemiology, psychology, public health, law and training and development;
  
• Practise measures to prevent disease and injury, and to protect and promote health and safety in occupational settings;
  
• Perform risk assessments in the workplace including psychosocial risk factors;
  
• Identify the role of psychology in improving the quality of work life and to develop basic skills to protect and promote the safety, health and well-being of workers;
  
• Employ skills to critically appraise publications and statistics and stay up-to date with the newest research evidence;
  
• Discuss the wider aspects of health protection;
  
• Apply research evidence into occupational health and safety interventions and health promotion strategies by taking relevant legislation into account;
  
• Design occupational health training and development programmes in line with organisational policy;
  
• Carry out a focussed piece of scholarly research and health and safety programme evaluation.