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Programme Specifications

Programme Specification

MSc Occupational Health and Safety Management (Oct 2011 entry onwards)

Academic Year: 2014/15

This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.

This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.

This specification should be read in conjunction with:

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Programme summary

Awarding body/institution Loughborough University
Teaching institution (if different)
Owning school/department School of Business and Economics
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body

Holders of the Diploma or MSc satisfy the academic requirements for graduate membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health

Final award MSc/ PGDip / PGCert
Programme title Occupational Health and Safety Management
Programme code BSPT50
Length of programme The programme is normally offered on a part-time basis. The minimum period of study for the award of MSc is twenty-eight calendar months. The minimum period of study for the award of Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma is seven and fourteen months respectively.
UCAS code
Admissions criteria

See: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/departments/business-economics/occupationalhealthandsafetymanagement/

 

and  also the following:

Entrance requirements to the programme:

i)                Possession of a degree or equivalent 

Or 

ii)               Have achieved the academic requirements for corporate membership of a British Chartered professional institution.

Or 

iii)              Hold any other relevant qualification or professional experience as determined by the Programme Director together with a reasonable level of formal academic education.

 

Exemptions 

Students holding the diploma in Occupational Safety and Health as awarded by: 

i)          The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (National or International Diploma) and accredited by the QCA and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; or

ii)         The British Safety Council Level 6 Diploma, and accredited by the QCA and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; or

iii)        another Higher Education Institute accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health 

may be admitted to the Programme and given exemption from modules BSP540–BSP544 inclusive, and given 75 credits transfer for their existing award.

Date at which the programme specification was published Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:25:15 BST

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