BSc (Hons) in Occupational Safety and Health SG 442

Course Description

Would you like a career with lots of variety in your job everyday? Do you like working with people?  Are psychology and people’s behaviour of interest to you?  Would you like to become an expert in investigating and preventing workplace accidents?

If you answer yes, then you should seriously consider the BSc (Hons) in Occupational Safety and Health.  This course has international recognition from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and qualifies you to manage safety and health within organisations both in Ireland and abroad.  

You will be taught using innovative teaching methods including group work and solving workplace safety issues using simulated and real scenarios and state of the art technology.  On this very practical course you will see safety in action by visiting a wide variety of workplaces.

As part of this course, you will spend 5 months in a workplace gaining practical experience.  

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to:

• Protect workers from injuries and fatalities
• Prevent illness caused by work and promote health and wellbeing
• Advise employers on health and safety law
• Work in groups to solve workplace safety issues
• Implement and monitor safety management systems in the workplace

Key Skills

• Hazard analysis and safety risk management
• Occupational toxicology, health and health promotion
• Safety and health legislation
• Safety management systems
• Construction safety and contractor management
• Analysis of occupational contaminants
• Environmental management
• Research methods in health
• Financial and business management
• Training and presentation skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem solving in occupational safety and health

Further Study Oppurtunities

Graduates may progress onto the one-year taught Masters in Environmental, Health and Safety Management at IT Sligo. Alternatively, they may have an opportunity to undertake research leading to MSc or PhD awards at IT Sligo or at other third level institutes.

Career Oppurtunities

Graduates are qualified to take up any of the following roles

• Safety Advisor
• Health & Safety Manager
• Safety Training Consultant
• Site Safety Manager

Award

Honours Degree

Level

8

Duration

4 Years

Course Places

48 Places

For Further Information Contact

• Dr. Billy Fitzgerald
• Head of Department, Environmental Science
• School of Sicience, Institute of Technology Sligo
• Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland
• + 353 (0)71 915 5284
• fitzgerald.billy@itsligo.ie

• Blaithin McGrath
• Lecturer
• School of Sicience, Institute of Technology Sligo
• Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland
• + 353 (0)71 915 5282
• mcgrath.blaithin@itsligo.ie

• David Mullarkey
• Lecturer
• School of Sicience, Institute of Technology Sligo
• Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland
• + 353 (0)71 915 5260
• mullarkey.david@itsligo.ie