Occupational Health and Safety Leadership MSc

  Institution: The University of Nottingham

Programme Description

The MSc in Occupational Health and Safety Leadership programme focuses on the psychology of management and leadership in the promotion of occupational health and safety at work. The course is an executive programme for senior managers, applied psychologists, human factors specialists, occupational health and safety managers or practitioners, and those who have an active interest in issues of management of health and safety at work.

The MSc in Occupational Health and Safety Leadership programme presents health and safety leadership within a problem-solving framework, and is designed around two central activities:

• identifying and managing contemporary risks to health and safety
• developing effective leadership strategies, ultimately leading to the creation and promotion of healthy and productive workers, and healthy, safe and productive organisations

These activities are underpinned by evidence-based applied psychological science exemplified through sound methodology and applied research. All three ultimately lead to the promotion of healthy, productive employees and the creation of healthy, safe and productive organisations.

Accreditation

Course structure

You will complete 120 credits of taught modules plus an empirical research project worth 60 credits, or one major (40 credits) and one minor (20 credits) dissertation, on topics relevant to your area of interest in occupational health and safety.

The programme is organised in workshop-based executive modules. 20-credit modules will be organised over two weeks with face-to-face teaching taking place during weekends and three evenings.

Flexible learning

The MSc Management Psychology course is offered on a part-time, flexible learning basis over 24 or 36 months. The department has adopted a blended learning approach, so the programme is built around three learning modes. Local face-to-face teaching and tutorials, and workshop-based teaching with ‘fly-in experts’ from Nottingham, are both supported and enhanced by an e-learning environment that allows you to access your studies anywhere in the world.

To participate in the MSc courses you will require:

Entry Requirements

An upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

Students with a first degree in engineering, ergonomics, medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, safety science and other subjects allied to  medicine are also eligible to apply.

Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants must have graduated from an approved university

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (no element below 6.0)
• TOEFL (iBT): 88 (no element below 19)
• PTE (Academic): 62 (minimum 55)

IELTS and TOEFL test results must be less than 2 years old and all IELTS must be the academic version of the test

Modules

Core modules

• Overview of Contemporary Challenges to Safety and Health
• Occupational Health and Safety Law, Policies and Compliance: International Perspectives
• Occupational Hazards and Risk Management Strategies
• Organisations, Management and Leadership
• Specialist Issues in Contemporary Safety and Health
• Research Methods and Evidence-based Problem Solving in Occupational Safety and Health

Applied Research Project or Major and Minor Dissertation

All modules 20 credits

Source : The University of Nottingham