MPH5309 Occupational health and safety
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5309 Occupational health and safety is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5309
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5309
No unit lists MPH5309 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will cover the impacts and human cost of occupational disease and injury, occupational health and safety law, frameworks for primary prevention, workers' compensation systems, occupational rehabilitation, case studies highlighting historical achievements and challenges, international and national occupational health and safety (OHS) organizations.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Online |
Assessment
- Critical reflections discussion forum (1800 words)30%
- Infographic (1 page, plus graphics)20%
- Quiz (30 minutes)10%
- Report (2400 words)40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyze and contextualize the human and economic cost and causes of workplace injury and death in Australia.
- 2
Identify contemporary OHS data sources, and evaluate and explain their merits and limitations.
- 3
Describe and evaluate the theoretical underpinnings of various injury models and their use within OHSMS.
- 4
Analyze and contextualize the legal framework for OHS and occupational injury management and its application to OHS practice.
- 5
Identify, contextualize and evaluate the fundamental principles of OHS practice including application of risk management programs, occupational rehabilitation, injury management and total worker health programs in complex environments.
- 6
Analyze and contextualize the OHS impacts of contemporary work patterns emerging challenges.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
24 hours per week for 6 weeks.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Amanda Sillcock
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Amanda Sillcock
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5309?
MPH5309 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5309 offered?
MPH5309 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
Does MPH5309 have an exam?
No. MPH5309 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.