This course prepares you for a diverse career in the expanding area of occupational health and safety. You will learn how to create, maintain and manage a safe and healthy workplace, and develop professional skills in critical thinking, information literacy and technology.
Your first year is interprofessional and taken with other health sciences students.
In your second and third years, youll learn how to identify and manage risks and hazards, participate effectively in decision-making processes, and improve health and safety to prevent injuries and illness in the workplace.
You will complete a 100-hour placement in your second year and a 150-hour placement in your third year to develop important practical skills and to experience real work environments.
Double degree options
You can study Health and Safety as part of a double degree with a Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion).
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
Why study
- Prepares you for employment in a rapidly expanding area.
- Strong industry links.
- Workplace and off-site field trips.
- Strong science base.
- Develops your professional skills in critical thinking, information literacy and competency with technology.
Student profile
View our student profile table to get an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students at Curtin University. This table provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and passed the census date in the most relevant recent intake period for which data are available. It includes those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia.
Professional recognition
As a student, you are eligible to apply for membership to the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS), Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (UK) (IOSH), and Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH).
This course is also internationally accreditedby IOSH(UK) and nationally accreditedbytheAustralian Occupational Health and Safety Education Accreditation Board(Safety Institute of Australia).