Bachelor of Health Science in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety

Edith Cowan University

This major specifically develops skills in the quantification and assessment of occupational and environmental health and safety risks and prepares students for employment as either environmental health or health and safety professionals Students graduate with practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in communication teamwork critical thinking innovation and crosscultural and international awareness They are highly sought after and can choose a range of interesting and dynamic career pathwaysLearning OutcomesApply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical occupational health and Safety OHS workplace health and safety WHS and environmental health situationsThink critically to analyse interpret and conceptualise complex OHS WHS and environmental health problemsUse digital technologies and literacies to access evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sourcesCommunicate disciplinary knowledge and values in professional and public contextsThink creatively to anticipate challenges and generate OHS WHS and environmental health specific solutionsresponsesDemonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity including Indigenous cultural competenceWork collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social sustainable and ethical valuesDemonstrate autonomy accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practice

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