Course description
This MSc brings together two key areas that have to be managed and regulated by business. The modules taught cover both health & safety and environment together with a range of skills that can be utilised in both areas. Modules covered include: health & safety, risk assessment, management systems, pollution monitoring & control, environmental impact assessment, life cycle analysis and environmental reporting. The taught section of the MSc leads to graduate status with IOSH.
The course is taught by both academics and practitioners in the field of both environment and health & safety. Further real-life experience is gained through a range of guest speakers and field/site visits.
One highlight of the MSc is the eight week placement that is offered to all students. This gives students the opportunity to apply the skills they have learnt during the taught modules in a real-life situation. Research projects are typically developed via the placement.
This provides students the opportunity to extend their relationship with work placement providers by a further twelve weeks. Many students have gained employment as a result of the relationships developed during this period of their MSc.
On completion of the MSc students need to complete two years employment and a piece of cpd work in order to apply for chartered status with IOSH. The time spent on placement for the MSc counts towards the two years and the MSc project (provided research is into the field of health & safety), can be used as the cpd work.
Course Content
Stage 1
Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) 60 credits
• Postgraduate Certificate
• Data Analysis and Research Methods
• Health and Safety 1
• Environmental Auditing and Management Systems
• Environmental Impact Assessment
Stage 2
Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) 60 credits
• Health & Safety 2
• Pollution Monitoring and Control
• Environmental Reporting
• Life-cycle Analysis
Stage 3
Masters (MSc) 60 credits
* Placement
* Research Project
Teaching and Assessment
Teaching is partly through distance learning packages, and partly through week-long teaching blocks comprising seminars, tutorials, visits, laboratory and group work. You will attend a total of eight block weeks throughout the whole programme.
Assessment is mainly through coursework and examination.
Work Experience
An eight week placement is a key part of the course. Part-time students will undertake this placement with their employers.
The course is taught by academics who are actively involved in both research and consultancy activities. The placement will give students the opportunity to gain work experience in an area of their choice.
In addition the taught modules will include site visits and talks by a range of invited guest speakers. All of these factors ensure that the course has a very practical basis.
Career Opportunities
There are a range of career opportunities in the field of environment and health & safety or a combination of both. Students who gain this qualification find employment with industry, consultancy or the regulators. There is also the opportunity to move into PhD research.
The course is IOSH accredited and enables students to work towards chartered status.
Supplemental Information
The course attracts students from a range of backgrounds, you may be a new graduate seeking further specialisation, you may be seeking a career change into this area or you might already be working in the field of environment or health & safety and seeking to improve your qualifications and employability.
The course is taught by academics who are actively involved in both research and consultancy activities. The placement will give students the opportunity to gain work experience in an area of their choice. In addition the taught modules will include site visits and talks by a range of invited guest speakers. All of these factors ensure that the course has a very practical basis.
