Postgraduate Taught

NEBOSH Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Management (online)

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Make an investment in your future with this career-focused degree and choose between either a structured MSc or research-focused MRes, whatever best fits your ambitions.
Created in collaboration with NEBOSH, our unique course is designed to help you tackle authentic workplace issues and is delivered part-time around your current commitments.
You'll study core modules in health, safety, and environmental management with the chance to work on real projects relevant to your work place.
On completing this course you’ll have the knowledge and skills to provide professional strategic advice and lead and promote health, safety and environmental performance in your workplace.
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A line of workers in hard hats and bright vests on a construction site
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Looking to keep your career options open in occupational health, safety, and environmental management? This convenient online, two-year part-time MSc/MRES is for you.

In collaboration with NEBOSH, we offer a unique course where you tackle authentic workplace issues, anchoring your dissertation to your professional experience. Your core modules include advanced health, safety, and environmental risk management, as well as corporate social responsibility (CSR) in health, safety, and environmental management.

Choose either a structured MSc or research-focused MRes, whatever works for you.

  • A unique

    partnership with NEBOSH

  • Become a member

    of industry bodies

  • Boost your career

    with part-time online study

  • Work on real projects

    relevant to your workplace

  • Contribute

    towards your ongoing CPD

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Course overview
Module options

About this course

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in occupational health, safety and environmental management? This part-time distance learning program offers opportunities through two distinct pathways: MSc and MRes.

As an MSc student, you’ll complete taught modules during the first year and the initial semester of the second year, ending with a six-month research dissertation. On the other hand, as an MRes student, your emphasis will be on research methodology modules, paving the way for a 12-month, 120-credit research project centred around workplace-related topics in your field.

With our core modules, you’ll flex your skills in research methods, literature review, and research project design. MSc students will explore fundamental subjects such as advanced health, safety and environmental risk management and CSR in health, safety and environmental management.

You’ll also have the flexibility to select additional modules in areas such as disaster management, safety assessment, flood risk, and mental health at work.

Previous students have come from diverse organisations, including BAE Systems, the oil and gas industry, emergency services, NHS, and renewable energy sectors.

Choose your modules

For a full Masters degree, you'll study 180 credits over the duration of your course. Some programmes also offer a Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) or a Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits). The modules listed below cover both the MSc and MRes pathways for this programme. Our academics will help guide your choice of modules depending on whether you wish to graduate with an MSc or MRes degree.

Research Methods (NEBOSH Programmes)

This module looks at various methods used to collect and analyse data in research projects. You'll explore the uses, advantages and disadvantages of the methods and choose the most appropriate for your main research project.

Compulsory•20 credits

Literature Review

Topics include the purpose of reviewing the literature in research, practicalities of carrying out a literature review and writing a literature review in a suitable format.

Compulsory•20 credits

Advanced Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Management

During this module, you'll explore topics such as the content, structure, scope and implementation of ISO 31000:2009 and BS 31100:2011 and the role and importance of leadership in health, safety and environmental management.

Compulsory•20 credits

Corporate Social Responsibility in Health, Safety and Environmental Management

Explore a range of topics including: the principles of social responsibility: accountability, transparency, ethical behaviour, financial probity, respect for stakeholder interests, and respect for the rule of law. Employment and employment relationships, and customer and supplier relationships will also be examined.

Compulsory•20 credits

Designing Research Projects

Examine what's required in writing a research proposal. You'll explore how a research problem is formulated, constructing relevant hypotheses, evaluating alternative research methods for suitability and how to create a suitable research design.

Core•20 credits

MRes Research Project

You'll carry out a 6-month research project on an agreed topic based at your workplace and write a research dissertation to a professional standard.

Core•120 credits

Advanced Disaster and Emergency Management and Continuity Management

Develop an understanding of the potential impact of a disaster on an organisation and methods of managing disasters and emergencies. You'll study historical development, definitions and institutions; law, guidance and sources of information; major incident investigation and public inquiries; and management of disasters and emergencies.

Optional•20 credits

Safety Case Production and Assessment

Topics studied on this module include the purpose of the safety case, safety analysis techniques, safety case production and safety case structure.

Optional•20 credits

Mental Health at Work

Examine the characteristics and consequences of common types of mental ill-health within the workplace and their effects on an individual’s health and behaviour. You'll also cover employer obligations under health and safety and disability discrimination law / conventions, and the size of the mental health ‘problem’ within the working population.

Optional•20 credits
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Our academics

Our staff are at the forefront of research with connections to policymakers and industries that can drive real change.

They’re out studying the latest solutions to climate change and other environmental challenges, and they bring this knowledge to you through research-led teaching.

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Steve Pace
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Steve Pace

Steve is a Chartered Member of the Institution for Occupational Safety and Health and has been our Specialist Course Director since 2000, overseeing the Institute for Chemistry's suite of health, safety and environmental management courses.

Entry requirements

What do I need?

Typical offer
2:2 in relevant subject area

Either a Science or Health and Safety management or Environmental management based Bachelor degree (2:2) or international equivalent. Or a NEBOSH (Level 6) Diploma

Additional entry requirements for this course

Either an Batchelors degree (2:2) or international equivalent in a relevant area such as Health & Safety or Environmental Management, or at least one of the following:

  • NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management
  • NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management or equivalent
  • A professional qualification in health and safety management that satisfies the criteria for GradIOSH membership of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety. Examples include the NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety, the City and Guilds National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, The British Safety Council Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health. The full list of qualifications accredited by IOSH to GradIOSH standard can be found on the IOSH website.
  • Practitioner membership (PIEMA) of the Institution of Environmental Management and Assessment or higher.

Applicants should be practising health, safety and/or environmental professionals or be employed within an industrial or commercial environment and able to show that they can undertake health, safety and environmental based assignments and a research project at their workplace.

In order to ensure our students have a rich learning and student experience, most of our programmes have a mix of domestic and international students. We reserve the right to close applications early to either group if application volumes suggest that this blend cannot be achieved.

What do I need?

Typical offer
2:2 in relevant subject area

Either a Science or Health and Safety management or Environmental management based Bachelor degree (2:2) or international equivalent. Or a NEBOSH (Level 6) Diploma

Additional entry requirements for this course

Either an Batchelors degree (2:2) or international equivalent in a relevant area such as Health & Safety or Environmental Management, or at least one of the following:

  • NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management
  • NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management or equivalent
  • A professional qualification in health and safety management that satisfies the criteria for GradIOSH membership of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety. Examples include the NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety, the City and Guilds National and Scottish Vocational Qualifications Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, The British Safety Council Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health. The full list of qualifications accredited by IOSH to GradIOSH standard can be found on the IOSH website.
  • Practitioner membership (PIEMA) of the Institution of Environmental Management and Assessment or higher.

Applicants should be practising health, safety and/or environmental professionals or be employed within an industrial or commercial environment and able to show that they can undertake health, safety and environmental based assignments and a research project at their workplace.

In order to ensure our students have a rich learning and student experience, most of our programmes have a mix of domestic and international students. We reserve the right to close applications early to either group if application volumes suggest that this blend cannot be achieved.

This course requires academic IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each skill. See other English language proficiency qualifications accepted by the University of Hull.

If your English currently does not reach the University’s required standard for this programme, you may be interested in one of our English language courses.

Visit your country page to find out more about our entry requirements.

Please note, this course is taught entirely online and therefore international students on this course will not be eligible for a UK Entry or UK Study Visa.

Fees & funding

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and PCs on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and PCs on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

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Brynmor Jones Library

Our 7-storey library is home to 1 million+ books, extensive digital resources drawn from libraries and archives across the world, and stunning panoramic views of the city from the 7th floor.

Online library access

Our part-time and distance learners can access extensive digital resources drawn from libraries and archives across the world at anytime, anywhere.

Access key resources

You’ll have free access to the online resource IHS. Stay up to date with the latest legislation, codes of practice and trade union documents to support your studies.

Skills Team

Our dedicated Skills Team are here to support you through personal appointments, workshops, webinars and online guides.

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Future prospects

On completing this course you’ll have the knowledge and skills to provide professional strategic advice and lead and promote health, safety and environmental performance in your workplace.

Because we're known for offering one-of-a-kind NEBOSH courses, both the university and our graduates have a great reputation among professionals in the Humber and Yorkshire region.

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Make your application online now, and our admissions team will get back to you as soon as possible to make you an offer.

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