Introduction

Overview

• Postgraduate health, safety, and environmental management qualification to expand your career opportunities in a wide range of locations, industries, and government.
• Gain advanced knowledge and specialized skills to successfully undertake health, safety, and environment advisory or management roles that encompass OHS and environmental management.
• Complete the course in two years full-time or four years part-time.
• Domestic students can choose to study on campus or online.
• Graduates of the QUT Graduate Diploma in OHS or QUT Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health are eligible to complete the Master’s program in one year full-time. Graduates from other universities with similar graduate diplomas may be eligible to receive advanced standing based on their completed units.

What to expect

The Master of Health, Safety, and Environment aim to equip individuals with the specialized skills and advanced knowledge required for professional practice or research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental management (EM). Graduates will have the capacity to lead and influence the development of high standards of OHS and EM.

Traditionally, organizations have employed graduates from various disciplinary areas to fill OHS and EM roles. However, there is an increasing trend for companies and government organizations to seek graduates who can occupy both the OHS and EM roles.

The convergence of the OHS and environmental management roles is common in mining, manufacturing and construction industries where the production processes have both on-site and off-site impacts. Government and other industries are starting to follow this trend.