BSc (Hons) - Occupational Health: Practice Development (Top-up)
Do you want to find out more about occupational health? Want a career change? You can by topping up your degree with our Occupational Health: Practice Development course.
It’ll be your stepping stone to strengthening your career chances and show employers that you have the skills needed to advance to the top levels in your field.
You’ll study vocationally-relevant modules, ranging from the legal and ethical aspects of occupational health to sickness absence management, to stress management and health surveillance.
Our course is your passport to a rewarding career because you’ll get to put your academic theory to the test with vital work-based practice, working in occupational health to boost your practice, and importantly, your CV.
This is one of the few degree courses in the UK that focuses solely on occupational health practice in a working environment. We have designed it to be relevant to anyone interested in the subject, regardless of your background. You'll learn up to date professional developments within the practice, and create a foundation of knowledge for further study and career progression.
Year one
Compulsory Modules
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Occupational Health
Optional Modules (Subject to availability and demand)
- Ergonomics in the Workplace
- Facilitating Health and Behaviour Change
- Fitness for Work
- Health Surveillance and Toxicology
- Leadership & Change
- Mental Health in the Workplace
- Risk Assessment and Health and Safety Management
- Absence Management
- Workplace Stress Management
- Travel Health
Year two
Compulsory modules
- Leadership and Change
- Negotiated Learning
Applications will be reviewed on an individual basis and potential students will be offered advice by an academic tutor on the suitability of the award and their module choice within the award, dependent on factors such as currency of prior learning, and their personal and professional development needs. Students should be able to show potential benefit from studying for the award and a commitment to attempting the assessment items.
CPD Pricing Structure
Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.
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