Honours in Occupational Health and Safety

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ECTS Credits
30
Language
Norwegian

Autumn 2019 (1. semester)

HM204H
Occupational Health and Safety (1/2)
0 sp

Spring 2020 (2. semester)

HM204H
Occupational Health and Safety (2/2)
30 sp

The Norwegian Health, Environmental and Safety legislation sets requirements for systematic work in enterprises in order to create a healthy and safe working environment for all employees. The program aims to provide the necessary knowledge to work systematically with occupational health and safety issues, to provide insight into the social and organizational frameworks that affect these activities, and to increase an understanding of the relationship between working environment and health issues.

The program has a scope of 30 ECTS credits and is organized as a part-time course over two semesters. The academic progression will be 50% of normal progression. The course will be organized as five intensive periods of concentrated teaching, mainly lectures. Each period usually runs from Monday to Thursday.

The course will cover a total of 110-120 hours. Between sessions students keep in touch with the university using e-mail and an electronic learning managmenent system Fronter.

Upon successful completion of the study program candidates will:

Knowledge

  • have knowledge of key issues, theories, concepts, processes and tools concerning the field of Occupational Health and Safety
  • have knowledge of Internal Control as an organizational tool

Skills

  • Be able to explain and use the terminology of Occupational Health and Safety, and be able to communicate with others, and inform others, about key issues using concepts of the discipline
  • Have basic skills in the use of Internal Control as an organizational tool, and be able to participate in the planning and implementation of systematic measures

General Competence

  • be able to apply their knowledge and skills to promote efforts to improve conditions in regard to Occupational Health and Safety
  • Higher Education Entrance Qualification (international students refer to NOKUTs GSU list)
  • Language requirement
he program provides expertise in a subject area that is applicable in all parts of the workforce, and where efforts by both employers and governments is growing.
The program could be taken as a part of a bachelor program.
Not applicable
No special costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.
Written exam and compulsory assignments.
An 6-hour written examination with the regular Norwegian grading system (A-F).
The study programme is evaluated annually by students using course evaluation studies and by the programme director. The evaluations are included in the university¿s quality assurance system.
Refer to applicable legislation, regulations and related guidelines