Program Overview

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Safety, Health and Environment, MSc

This Master’s in Safety, Health and Environment covers all aspects of occupational safety, health and environment, with emphasis on learning and research.

This distance-learning course teaches you to help prevent accidents, ill health and other losses arising from work and work activities. Safety professionals are increasingly responsible for environment-related issues, and this is reflected in the topics studied in this MSc Safety, Health and Environment.

We aim to help you develop research and analytical skills, and to gain a wider and more in-depth understanding of occupational health theory and practice. By studying critical thinking, you gain the necessary skills for the rest of the course. Growing concern about climate change also informs our approach to environmental issues in the workplace.

This course is accredited by two professional bodies: the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as well as the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS).

School

Engineering

Duration

• 2 years part-time

Start month

• September
• January

Fees information

For fee information related to this course, please see fees section below

What you should know about this course

• You study via distance learning with an assigned personal tutor. We will provide you with study guides and you have full remote access to all library resources.
• We’ll also invite you to our learning centres at the start of the autumn and spring terms, so you can meet other students and speak to tutors.
• The course will develop your research and analytical skills and give you a broad and in-depth understanding of occupational health, safety and environment theory and practice.
• It is aimed at people working in all sectors, and will suit anyone wishing to become a health and safety manager or anyone in a management role who wants to develop their knowledge in this area.
• This course is accredited by two professional bodies: the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) as well as the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS).

Accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Accredited by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

What you will study

Distance learning

• Distance learning

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

• Critical Thinking (DL) (15 credits)
• Environment Impact and Management (DL) (15 credits)
• Management of Physical Agents (DL) (15 credits)
• Safety & Risk Management (DL) (15 credits)
• The Chemical Environment (DL) (15 credits)
• Research Methods (DL) (15 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

• Dissertation (OSH) (40 credits)
• Ergonomics & Workplace Psychology (20 credits)

Students are required to choose 20 credits from this list of options.

• The Reflective Practitioner (20 credits)
• Disaster Management and Recovery (20 credits)

Entry requirements

If you are a UK citizen or have permanent residency from outside the UK

• a UK citizen or have permanent residency
• from outside the UK

UK citizens and permanent residents

An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:2, or above, in Business, Health, HR, Science or Engineering.

Applicants without a degree that have relevant Health and Safety Level 6 qualifications, or professional qualifications with relevant experience, or other qualifications equivalent to the above may be considered.

Applicants should be working in, or wish to work in, the general field of occupational health and safety.

International entry requirements

The University of Greenwich accepts a broad range of international qualifications for admission to our courses.

For detailed information on the academic and English language requirements, please find your country in our directory.

Alternatively, please contact us at .

Fees and funding

University is a great investment in your future. English-domiciled graduate annual salaries were £10,500 more than non-graduates in 2023 - and the UK Government projects that 88% of new jobs by 2035 will be at graduate level.

(Source: DfE Graduate labour market statistics: 2023/DfE Labour market and skills projections: 2020 to 2035).

Cohort | Full time | Part time | Distance learning
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Home | N/A | TBC | £1,887 per 30 credits
International | N/A | N/A | £1,887 per 30 credits

Fees information

Scholarships and bursaries

We offer a wide range of financial help including scholarships and bursaries.

The Greenwich Bursary

This bursary is worth £700 for new undergraduate students with a low household income, entering Year 0 or 1 who meet the eligibility criteria.

The Greenwich Bursary

EU Bursary

Following the UK's departure from the European Union, we are supporting new EU students by offering a substantial fee-reduction for studying.

The EU bursary

Financial support

We want your time at university to be enjoyable, rewarding, and free of unnecessary stress, so planning your finances before you come to university can help to reduce financial concerns. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.

Funding your studies

• Resources: you may need to purchase books for your studies, as well as specific computer software.
• Memberships: applying for membership of a professional body will incur further costs.

Careers and placements

What sort of careers do graduates pursue?

The course can greatly enhance your international career opportunities. Nearly all who study it aim to improve on their current roles (on joining) and see the course as a means to change careers.

Both public and private sectors are in need of highly qualified professional people, so this course provides a good opportunity for personal and career development.

Do you provide employability services?

We have a dedicated employability team for students to consult about specific opportunities relevant to the course. They work closely with professionals in industry to ensure you are well-prepared for the workplace and have already begun to build your professional network by the time you graduate.

The central Employability and Careers Service also provides support for students preparing to apply for placements and graduate roles, such as CV clinics, mock interviews and employability skills workshops.

Support and advice

Academic skills and study support

We want you to make the most of your time with us. You can access study skills support through your tutor, our subject librarians, and our online academic skills centre.

Where appropriate, we provide support in academic English and mathematics. If you need to use particular IT packages for a specific module, we provide training for this.

Support from the department

All students on Built Environment courses with us get access to Microsoft Project and RICS BCIS online.

As a master's student with us, you will be a member of a larger creative community. Additionally, joining societies such as RICS will help you network and can build skills and present new opportunities.

We also provide pastoral support throughout your studies with us. Students have a personal tutor and access to training in study skills, dissertation preparation, methods and ethics and have access to advice on employability and careers.