Overview

The 24-unit Master of Occupational Health and Safety Science from University of Queensland is designed for graduates in science, engineering, health science, or an approved discipline, with approved tertiary level background in chemistry and biology.

For your 1.5 year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) studies, you'll undertake 10 courses, together with an elective to suit your interests and career goals.

You'll learn to apply theory to practice, build your industry contacts, and extend your independence as a researcher through a one- or two-semester industry research project.

You'll also have the opportunity to work in a host workplace on a part-time basis and plan, design, perform, analyse and report on an OHS industry research project.

Students at Occupational Health and Safety Science from University of Queensland will:

Learn from some of Australia's top Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) experts.

Benefit from an industry-accredited program developed in response to industry demand for highly-qualified OHS professionals.

Study a range of complementary disciplines, including environmental management, business and engineering, to further strengthen your work-readiness.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Occupational Health & Safety Law

Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Safety Science

Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Health

Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems

Risk Management

Physical Ergonomics

Industry Placement OHS

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-14 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-10 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International

More details

Monday before semester 1-2 commences

Language

English

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Credits

24 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brisbane, Australia

Disciplines

Public Health Health Sciences Occupational Health and Safety View 141 other Masters in Public Health in Australia

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 077534M

a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in science, engineering or health sciences with two or more first-year, university-level science courses that cover human anatomy, human physiology, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and/or physics.

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

English language requirements

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Tuition Fees

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50032 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

9042 AUD / year

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Living costs

Brisbane

Australia

1402 - 2528 AUD / month

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Funding

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Students at Occupational Health and Safety Science from University of Queensland will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

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International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Brisbane

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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