Programme description
The Norwegian Health, Environmental and Safety legislation sets requirements for systematic work in enterprises in order to create a healthy and safe working environment for all employees. The program aims to provide the necessary knowledge to work systematically with occupational health and safety issues, to provide insight into the social and organizational frameworks that affect these activities, and to increase an understanding of the relationship between working environment and health issues. The program has a scope of 30 ECTS credits and is organized as a part-time course over two semesters.
Career opportunities
The programme provides knowledge and skills which will be useful in Occupational Health and Safety Management and Human Resource Management, in the position as an elected Safety representative, as a member of the Working Environment Committee, or as an employee in Occupational Health Services.
The course will be organized as five intensive periods of concentrated teaching, mainly lectures. Each period usually runs from Monday to Thursday. Between sessions students keep in touch with the university using e-mail, telephone and an electronic learning managmenent system, Canvas.
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- Higher Education Entrance Qualification (international students refer to NOKUTs GSU list ).
- Language requirement
- Bachelor degree (180 ECTS credits) or equivalent. A minimum of 1 year's work experience after graduation is required
Not applicable
The program could be taken as a part of a master program.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will:
Knowledge and understanding
- have advanced knowledge of key issues, theories, concepts, processes and tools concerning the field of Occupational Health and Safety
- have advanced knowledge of introducing and performing Internal Control in enterprises
Skills
- be able to explain and use the terminology of Occupational Health and Safety, and be able to communicate with others and inform others about key issues using concepts of the discipline
- be able to analyze issues concerning the field of Occupational Health and Safety, and reflect on how systematic measures can be planned, organized, implemented and maintained in conformity with requirements in the health, environmental and safety legislation
General Competence
- be able to apply their knowledge and skills to promote efforts to improve conditions with regard to Occupational Health and Safety
- be able to communicate about issues concerning the field of Occupational Health and Safety with both specialists and the general public
No special costs except semester registration fee and syllabus literature.