Graduate Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management
Introduction
Graduate Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management is a Masters program taught at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (18 months) options.
The Graduate Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management at Midlands State University trains students to connect safety, health, and environmental theories and practice. It covers occupational health and safety, environmental management, and geo-information sciences, with specialist work on occupational safety, health, and environmental risk and hazard identification, assessment, and management. Students study topics such as environmental safety and health, occupational health and safety, environmental legislation, and geographic information systems and remote sensing.
Teaching uses lectures, tutorials, laboratory activities, seminars, group work, field-based activities, industrial visits, research projects, and individual independent study. Assessment includes written and oral examinations, tests, written and practical assignments, laboratory reports, field reports, and seminar presentations. The programme runs for 18 months and includes a research project at Level 2 Semester 1. It is designed to prepare students for careers in environmental management, research institutions, academia, consultancy, and related safety and health and environmental planning roles.
Modules
- DGES 531 Introduction to Environmental Safety and Health
- DGES 532 Environmental Safety and Health Legislation
- DGES 533 Occupational Health and Safety
- DGES 534 Population, Health and the Environment
- DGES 535 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
- DGES 536 Research Methods for Safety, Health and Environmental Management
- DGES 537 Environmental Management in Industry
- DGES 538 Water Supply and Sanitation
- DGES 539 Environmental Impact Assessment
- DGES 540 Waste Management
- DGES 541 Environmental Economics
- DGES 631 Research Project
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Graduate Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management at Midlands State University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Midlands State University.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Midlands State University as pre-requiste for admission in Graduate Diploma in Safety Health and Environmental Management.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Normal Entry: 5 ‘O’ Level passes English Language and Mathematics at grade C or better and a good first degree in any discipline, preferably with at least a 2.2 classification. Preference will be given to applicants with work experience.
Courses Units
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- Careers in environmental management
- Careers in research institutions
- Positions in academia
- Safety, health and environmental consultancy
- Application of geo-information science
- Occupational safety and health
- Environmental planning