Occupational Health (Blended) University College Cork

Overview

This Occupational Health (Blended) programme at University College Cork will give you the expertise and key skills required to effectively address health & safety issues in all workplaces and promote employees’  wellbeing. This multidisciplinary course is delivered by academics, industry experts and professionals with national and international experience. Health and safety lie at the heart of an organisation’s commitment to its workforce and makes good business sense. Looking after the safety, health and well-being of employees helps to reduce costs and build a healthy,  resilient and motivated workforce.

The programme incorporates the following subject areas:

• Public Health & Health Promotion

• Psychology

• Risk Assessment and Management 

• Ergonomics & Safety Science

• Occupational Medicine and Hygiene

• Law

• Training and Development

• Epidemiology & Environmental Health 

Career

There is a continuous demand for experts trained in the area of occupational health, safety and wellbeing across all sectors of work with many career opportunities. The course encourages a proactive approach in assessing and controlling both physical and psychosocial work hazards in an effort to prevent disease, injuries, and accidents at work; to promote health and wellbeing, and to create safe and healthy work cultures and conditions.

After completion of this MSc in Occupational Health, some of the many career options open to you include work in the following areas: consulting; Health and Safety Authority; Health Service Executive; human factors-ergonomics; safety engineering; human resources; welfare; managerial responsibilities in industry or public sector; occupational health care specialist responsibilities; academia including research and lecturing.