About
The BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety & Health course at UWS will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage the health and safety of your organisation.
This degree will give you a competitive edge as an occupational safety and health professional in a range of industry sectors.
Ensuring health and safety in the workplace has evolved from the traditional role of accident prevention and protection of individual employees, to now include safety management systems, risk assessment, risk reduction and risk control techniques. Â
Modern approaches to occupational safety and health are as much, if not more, about fostering a safe and healthy work culture amongst the workforce as about setting out prescriptive measures.Â
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Ensuring health and safety in the workplace has evolved from the traditional role of accident prevention and protection of individual employees, to now include safety management systems, risk assessment, risk reduction and risk control techniques. Â
Modern approaches to occupational safety and health is as much, if not more, about fostering a safe and healthy work culture amongst the workforce as it is about setting out prescriptive measures.Â
The BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety & Health will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage the health and safety of your organisation. If you are not yet employed, this degree will give you a competitive edge as an occupational safety and health professional in a range of industry sectors.Â
It’s no surprise, then, that this course achieved a 100% satisfaction rating from students who completed this course.Â
Year 1
In Year 1 you will develop the knowledge and skills that will underpin more advanced study later in your degree. Year 1 topics include cells and molecules, biodiversity, scientific investigation and health and safety at work.Â
Learning and teaching:Â
- Scheduled learning:Â 26%Â
- Independent study: 74%Â
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Assessment:Â
- Practical: 12%Â
- Coursework: 88%
Year 2
In year 2 you will complete modules in health and safety law, technology and risk management.Â
Learning and teaching:Â
- Scheduled learning: 23%Â
- Independent study: 77%Â
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Assessment:Â
- Written exams: 35%Â
- Coursework: 65%
Year 3
In year 3 you will begin to specialise, with an emphasis on managing health and safety in the workplace. Environmental management is introduced and modules include case studies, managing health and safety within business.Â
Learning and teaching:Â
- Scheduled learning:Â 17%Â
- Independent study:Â 83%Â
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Assessment:Â
- Written exams: 10%Â
- Practical:Â 17%Â
- Coursework:Â 73%
Year 4
In year 4 specialist modules will deepen your understanding of health and wellbeing, housing, acoustics and health, and pollution control.Â
You will also complete a supervised research dissertation in a subject area of your choice.Â
Learning and teaching:Â
- Scheduled learning: 23%Â
- Independent study:Â 77%Â
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Assessment:Â
- Written exams: 10%Â
- Practical:Â 11%Â
- Coursework:Â 79%
Teaching and Assessment
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshops.Â
You will also have the opportunity to take part in group work and independent learning to develop your transferable skills such as research, presentation, communication and working as part of a team.Â
This degree is assessed using a variety of assessment methods including:Â
- Written examinationsÂ
- CourseworkÂ
- Practical assessment
Learn a Language (optional)
This course also gives you the option of taking a language module, which can count towards your degree. These modules cover multiple languages and range from absolute beginner to near-native speaker level. The cost of your language module is included in the tuition fees. Find out more
Course Structure
Find out more about the structure, learning outcomes, compulsory and optional modules in this course.
Jobs
Demand for well-qualified and suitably trained graduates is growing in the health and safety, environmental and waste management sectors. You can also pursue a career with a local authority or public sector organisation, as well as in education, construction, shipbuilding and insurance industries. Â
UWS Occupational Safety & Health graduates have gone on to work as health and safety officers, consultants and risk assessors with major companies including McLaughlin & Harvey, Magnox North Limited and Chemring Energetics UK Ltd.
Further Study
Some graduates choose to continue their studies in occupational safety and health on taught MSc programmes and in postgraduate research.
Jobs
Demand for well-qualified and suitably trained graduates is growing in the health and safety, environmental and waste management sectors. You can also pursue a career with a local authority or public sector organisation, as well as in education, construction, shipbuilding and insurance industries. Â
UWS Occupational Safety & Health graduates have gone on to work as health and safety officers, consultants and risk assessors with major companies including McLaughlin & Harvey, Magnox North Limited and Chemring Energetics UK Ltd.
Further Study
Some graduates choose to continue their studies in occupational safety and health on taught MSc programmes and in postgraduate research.
