Associate Degree in Occupational Health and Safety
CQUniversity
CRICOS provider number: 00219C TEQSA provider ID: PRV12073 RTO code: 40939
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The Associate Degree of Occupational Health and Safety will prepare you for a career in health and safety. As a graduate of this course, you will be able to facilitate, educate, problem-solve and promote health and safety in workplaces and the community. Benefit from relevant training and education in health and safety to graduate as a confident and competent health and safety paraprofessional ready to be employed in health and safety decision making and management. This course has been designed to prepare paraprofessionals in occupational health and safety with specifically applied knowledge, attitudes, skills and initiatives in ergonomics and human factors, and occupational health and safety management.
Units are designed to drive you through project-based authentic industry-relevant assessment tasks. Throughout this course you are provided opportunities to practically apply your learning, including participation in supervised worksite visits with practical opportunities to apply your learning to given situations.
Areas of study
Occupational health and safety, safety science.
Career opportunities
Industrial safety officer or occupational hygienist in manufacturing, mining, service industries, employer associations, the defence force, health, primary industry, government, rural safety.
Fees and charges
Prerequisites
English Standard (Band 2).
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Recommended studies: Mathematics Standard 2 plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Other applicants
Refer to the CQUniversity general admission criteria.
Further information
View all details of this course on the CQUniversity website.
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2023)
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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