Occupational Health MSc/Diploma/Certificate

This programme is designed to meet the needs of postgraduate training in the prevention and control of work-related ill health and to understand the issues of ill health and its effect on work in the 21st century.

Over the past 20 years this programme has been completed by over 300 doctors, nurses, scientists, economists and physiotherapists. The programme is based on a multidisciplinary approach to tackling a wide range of occupational health issues and is accredited by both the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) for graduate membership.

Why Study this Course?

Aiming to develop the practitioner in occupational health and associated disciplines, this programme combines the academic and practical aspects of occupational health so that you can contribute to the development of occupational health services as well as improving practices and dealing effectively with management issues.

Benefits of studying this programme:

• The course focuses on current key topics including fitness for work, mental health, health screening, musculoskeletal disorders and management of health risk.
• Students with both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds benefit from understanding how workplace data can be collected and integrated to solve occupational health problems
• You have regular interaction with experts in occupational health and visits to workplaces enables you to put concepts into practice. The course will equip you to understand and solve a wide range of occupational health problems.
• The IOEM has a dedicated reference library and access instruments used for health screening and exposure monitoring.

Students will also achieve PgCert and PgDip in this course.

Students should have a relevant first degree, although those with relevant work experience or appropriate expertise will be considered.