A qualification in occupational health and safety will set you on a path to an exciting professional career improving employees' health, safety and wellbeing by creating, improving and maintaining healthier work environments.
What Massey can offer you
- Massey's occupational health and safety qualifications are one of only a few universities in the world that covers ergonomics, human factors and occupational hygiene.
- You'll gain the valuable skills wanted by employers.
- Our bachelor and graduate diploma are accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), a global professional body based in the UK.
Start your journey as a occupational health and safety student
Occupational Health and Safety – Bachelor of Health Science
Massey’s Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety) will give you essential skills for a career in the health industry.
Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety – GradDipOHS
With a Massey Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, you can improve the working lives of New Zealanders, while boosting your career.
Further study
Occupational Health and Safety – Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science
Occupational health and safety (OHS) has become an integral part of business. Help improve the health and wellbeing of workers by preventing work-related injuries.
Occupational Health and Safety – Master of Health Science
Occupational health and safety has become an integral part of business. Help improve the health and wellbeing of workers in New Zealand through Massey’s Master of Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety).
Career opportunities
After graduating with an occupational health and safety qualification, you'll have the potential to work for government agencies, or large to medium businesses in the following positions:
- health and safety manager
- occupational health and safety consultant
- occupational health nurse
- environmental health, air pollution and noise control specialist
- occupational hygienist
- ergonomists/human factors specialist
- design engineers
- human resource managers and advisers.
Hear from Associate Professor Ian Laird as he talks you through the benefits of studying occupation health and safety with Massey.
What our students say
“It was a rude awakening for me to pick up the art of studying again after 43 years away from the books! I’ve learned never to take things at face-value, but to make time to listen, learn and understand what’s under the hood. You’re never too old to learn!”
“The combination of my work experience and a health and safety qualification has enabled me to really engage with people across the hierarchy of organisations I have been associated with. It has benefited me in terms of career development and acceptance in workplaces.”
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