Professional Practice & Emerging Issues in Occupational Health & Safety (OHSS4000)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
School of the Environment
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
General contact hours 4 Hours/ Week
4C
Prerequisite
OHSS4012
Assessment methods
Intrasemester progressive assessment
Course enquiries
Doctor Cassie Madigan (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Cassie Madigan (c.madigan1@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course examines the emergence of OHS as a profession and discusses the implication of professional practice for graduates. Students will have an opportunity to reflect and discuss experiences and learnings from their industrial placements and apply this knowledge to ethics, leadership, organisational culture and industrial relations. Contemporary OHS issues such as worker demographics and globalisation of the labour market, work organisation, and fatigue will be discussed. Students will gain practical experience in developing and delivering OHS workplace training, a critical skill for the OHS graduate. In addition, students will have opportunities to prepare for life as a graduate through developing their written job application skills and interview techniques.
