MSc/PgDip

Safety, Health and Environment

3 good reasons to study Safety, Health and Environment at Salford

Recognised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as having cognate degree status
Vocational orientation and substantial input from professional practitioners
Interdisciplinary and flexible study

The course aims to provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary postgraduate study of environmental and occupational health for students from diverse backgrounds and to enable you to develop the knowledge and skills necessary in modern Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) practice.

The successful completion of this course will enable students to cope with rapid social, technological and organisational change through promoting an understanding of relevant concepts. The course also develops your critical and analytical powers in relation to SHE.

The course content reflects the growing trend of companies combining their environmental protection and health and safety functions.

Course details

This course involves engagement with a number of ideas drawn from law, economics and the social and physical sciences which are of relevance to the theory and practice of environmental regulation and occupational health.

The modules have been designed to enable development of the intellectual and analytical skills appropriate for health, safety and environment professionals in the 21st Century.

Modules address the exiting and emerging challenges and review contemporary management and regulatory systems designed to reduce risk.

A feature of the course is applied learning and an emphasis on contextualising study.

The course comprises eight taught modules complemented by a research dissertation. Within the full-time course five modules are compulsory with three studied in semester 1 and the remaining two in semester 2. The remaining three modules are optional and you can choose one module in semester 1 and two modules in semester 2 from the available options.

For part-time students the taught components spans two academic years each consisting of two semesters between September and May. Year 1 involves the study of four core modules. Year 2 involves the study of one core and three optional modules.

This course has both full-time and part-time routes which comprises three 14-week semesters or five 14-week semesters, which you can take within one or three years respectively:

For the full-time study option:

Semester 1 - September to February

Semester 2 - February to June

Semester 3 - June to September

Semester 1

Research and Professional Practice (30 credits) (this module runs throughout the year)

This module aims to enable you to design, plan and execute a programme of research through active enquiry and to apply appropriate analysis of research results. You will have opportunities to use research skills acquired in the applied context of ‘real world’ project work in a variety of professional settings and develop the skills necessary for successful delivery of project outcomes.

Risk: Perception and Management (30 credits) (this module runs throughout the year)

This module aims to enable you to critically appraise factors that influence the perception of, and response to, a range of risks to the environment, safety, public health and well-being and their significance in risk communication and trust. This module also assists you in the evaluation of approaches in risk management processes and application to contextual situations.

Techniques for Environmental Assessment and Management (30 credits)

This module examines the relevance and relative merits of the different tools and approaches available to the business community in assessing and improving its environmental performance and addressing the sustainability agenda. You will explore through case study and field work the response of the business community to the internal and external drivers of environmental performance and corporate social responsibility.

Semester 2

Research and Professional Practice (this module runs throughout the year)

Risk: Perception and Management (this module runs throughout the year)

Control of Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases (optional) (30 credits)

This module aims to provide an insight into and critical awareness of distribution, causes and determinants of communicable and non-communicable diseases. You will develop and enhance the cognitive capacity and professional skills required to formulate strategies for prevention and control of outbreaks of illness and chronic conditions.

Management of Occupational Health and Safety (optional) (30 credits)

This module aims to examine in detail social and technical influences on existing and future risks to safety, health and well-being and to develop detailed understanding of the intervention strategies which may be used to manage occupational safety and health risks to promote well-being.

Semester 3

Dissertation (60 credits)

This module aims to enable you to contribute to the body of knowledge in your area by devising and conducting an independent research project and through independent, self-motivated critical thinking, to develop as a reflective practitioner.

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