Overview

Key Facts and Outcomes

It explores issues such as the physical, social and mental impacts of the occupational environment on health. Students have the opportunity to develop a safety systems approach concentrating on hazard identification, risk assessment and devising control measures incorporating safety management principles. The legal underpinning of OHS requirements at the workplace are also covered.

This Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety) program is designed for professionals working in a variety of health science settings, including both government and non-government organisations. Strategies for the management of occupational health are examined, together with methods of monitoring and evaluating occupational health programs.

You will receive practical skills in community development and health promotion programs, and also complete a culminating research and practice experience in the evaluation of a contemporary issue in health science.

Western Sydney University offers a wide variety of options, with flexible delivery, taught by experts in the field. Flexible entry and exit points are available.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Advanced Health Service Management

Translation from Theory and Research to Policy

Workplace Safety and Risk Management

Leadership for Quality and Safety in Health Care

Quality and Safety

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-16 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

80 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Paramatta, Australia

Disciplines

Health Sciences Occupational Health and Safety View 154 other Masters in Health Sciences in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS Code: 064020M

Assumed Knowledge: Students should have at least 2 unit English, 2 unit science (any science) and 2 unit mathematics at year 12 equivalent.

Minimum ATAR of 90. Students must maintain a Grade Point Average of (GPA) of 5.0 or above to continue their enrolment in the program. If this GPA is not maintained they will be automatically transferred into the standard program after one warning (one semester of further study).

Students in other WSU science programs who achieve a GPA of 5.0 or greater at the end of their first year of study may be admitted into the Advanced Medical Science program by invitation if sufficient places are available.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37254 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

27792 AUD / year

≈ 27792 AUD / year

Funding

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