Who is the Graduate Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health for?
The programme is a designed for graduates who are engaged in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), who have not previously achieved a higher qualification in OSH.

What will I learn?
At the end of the programme, students will have developed the ability to develop and implement health and safety management and risk management systems relevant to the OSH needs of their professional discipline; professional and academic writing skills; self-management and self-directive skills and research skills.

How will I benefit?
This programme is mapped at level 9 on the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) framework. On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to progress to a variety of research graduate degrees.

What is the programme about?
Developing and implementing health and safety management systems relevant to the Occupational Safety and Health needs of the professional discipline of the participating candidates.

• Assignments, project work and self-directed learning are required during the summer semester between the two academic years of study.
• Lectures will normally be held on Fridays between 9 am and 5 pm for students in Stage 1 and on Tuesdays between 2 pm and 9 pm for students in Stage 2.
• Attendance on occasional Saturdays will also be required.
• This programme is fully modularised and all modules are assessed.  Assessment requirements include continuous assessment, assignments, projects and examinations.

These part-time programmes are designed to be completed over two full years. The Graduate Diploma in OSH will be completed over five semesters

Modules include:

• Safety and Health Legislation
• Health and Safety Management
• OSH Research Literature Review
• Occupational Health
• Occupational Hygiene 
• Risk Assessment and Safety Statement
• Human and Organisational Behaviour at Work
• Applied Research Methods and Data Management
• Chemical Safety and Toxicology 
• Safety Technology 

The Graduate Diploma in OSH programme is designed for graduates who are already practising OSH professionals, who have not previously achieved a higher qualification in occupational safety and health.

You will need:

• Applicants must be honours graduates of a level 8 degree in a cognate discipline and should normally be working in, or planning to work in, the area of OSH
• Candidates whose first language is not English and whose educational qualifications were obtained in a country where English is not the official language must provide proof of proficiency in English such as IELTs or TOEFL, with their application. The original certificate of completion of an English language test must be submitted. In all cases the test results must be less than 2 years old. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT. Please visit our website for minimum test scores requirements.