Courses in Approved Pathway - Postgraduate Certificate

Faculty of Employment, Business and Law, Business School

This course provides an understanding of the different perspectives, theories and practices of OHS that can be linked with other management competencies, such as business strategy, operations management, and human resource management. The course explores future risks essential for the next generation of OHS professionals. Content includes early beginnings of OHS, recent reforms and legislation, risk management and hazard identification, occupational accident investigation models, occupational diseases, stress & illness, H&S participation.

The 15-credit course is offered in Semester 1 with one in-person lecture per week and self-directed learning. Assessment includes an in-class test (approx. 1500 words), literature review (2000 – 2500 words) and research proposal (3000-3500 words).

Faculty of Employment, Business and Law, Business School

This course provides an opportunity to explore the nature of thought, emotion and behaviour in organisational settings. Students are encouraged to reflect on their own behaviour and that of others so they can make constructive contribution to organisations and their own careers. The content includes wellbeing – stress, job satisfaction; engagement, motivation and job performance; emotion, cognition and behaviour; individual differences (personality, intelligence and aptitude) and organisational relationships (interpersonal and group dynamics).

This 15-credit course runs in Semester One has one in-person lecture per week and self-directed learning. It is assessed by two written assignments and an in-class presentation.

Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, School of Art and Design

This course critically examines some of the challenges and opportunities in relation to health and wellbeing in their broadest sense and explores how design might offer creative solutions to more complex problems such as those that are found in health. Students on completion of this course will be able to recognise and critically engage with discourses about health and well-being; understand how a design-led approach to problem solving might facilitate positive social change and envision possibilities related to designing for health and well-being.

This 15-point course is taught in-class with online learning tasks incorporated. It is assessed through a combination of written and creative work.

Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies

School of Future Environments -- Engineering & Construction Management

This course provides an overview of the construction industry, the economic, political and regulatory environment, the multi-disciplinary nature of construction management, key stakeholders and relationships, integrated management approaches and total quality management. On completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate evidence of advanced knowledge about the economic, political and regulatory environment the construction industry operates in; critically analyse and evaluate the multiple stakeholder environment; function in a multi-disciplinary environment; develop professional development planning protocols for subordinates/peers; apply strategic thinking and Act ethically in business.

This 15-credit course is delivered using a combination of in-person and online learning and includes guest speakers, tutorials, class and group discussion, readings, videos and case studies. It is assessed by a written assignment and test of key terms and concepts.

Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences

Occupational Ergonomics is a compulsory course that offers broad coverage of key topic areas in HFE, which include systems ergonomics; psychosocial, social and organisational aspects of work design; human characteristics and physical ergonomics; cognitive ergonomics; risk management; work environment; employment, training and education; participatory ergonomics; human centred design and safety thinking.

Occupational Ergonomics is 30 credits and runs in Semester One. It is delivered by a combination of in-person and online learning. There are two 3 day in-person teaching blocks which include taught lectures, practical workshops and presentations from external speakers. Assessments include a case study report (3000 words) and written assignment (5000 words)

Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences

Health Ergonomics is a compulsory course that covers key HFE principles, concepts and tools/methods that can be used to evaluate exposure to physical and psychosocial risk factors operating within the broader system whilst developing an appreciation of individual worker characteristics. Topics covered in this course include user-centred workspace, anthropometry, data collection methods and task analysis, work demands and fatigue, body mechanics and musculoskeletal assessment, working with computers and mobile work.

Health Ergonomics is 15 credits and runs in Semester Two and is delivered using a combination of in-person and online learning strategies. There is a four day in-person teaching block which includes taught lectures, practical workshops and external speakers. Assessment is by written assignment (5000 words).

Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences

The Special Topic course allows students to critically review an issue of significance in a defined area of contemporary professional practice; critique research and best practice in the defined area; synthesise findings into recommendations for practice and present work at the appropriate academic standard. The course content is negotiated by student and supervisor and relates to the student’s chosen special topic.

This 15-credit course which runs in Semester Two, emphasises the need for independent, self-study, which is supplemented with one-to-one supervisor meetings and online support. The student, with the support of a supervisor completes a learning contract agreement, identifying a project plan for approximately 150 hours of study.