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Occupational Medicine - 5674

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 18
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 36
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine is a graduate program for medical graduates intending to become occupational physicians.

The program comprises 36 units of credit and is normally completed in one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study, and is available in on-campus or off-campus learning mode. It is the second stage in an articulated sequence of Graduate Certificate in Occupational Rehabilitation, and Graduate Diploma and Master of Science and Technology programs in Occupational Medicine.

This program is suitable for occupational physician trainees of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Safety Science for information.

Program Structure

Core Courses - 15 UOC
Exemption but not necessarily Advanced Standing may be awarded to students who can establish that they have equivalent knowledge in these courses. Where necessary, other approved postgraduate courses may be substituted.

Electives - 21 UOC



Electives may be chosen from the elective courses offered in the Master of Safety Science program, or from other Schools within the University, subject to the approval of both the relevant program authorities. the range of electives available in off-campus mode is more restricted than for internal students.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for further information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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