MASTER IN HYGIENE AND SAFETY IN ORGANIZATIONS
The domain of occupational hygiene and safety is seen as a key element to the success of organizations.
Companies should hire technicians with specific competences that allow them to develop and coordinate activities of prevention, protection and professional risk control.
Taking into consideration the need to train qualified and highly-differentiated professionals, the technical-scientific area of environmental health promotes a study programme in hygiene and safety at work, awarding the masters degree. This advanced training course is designed to meet the needs of the market, endowing students and professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to follow legal procedures and promote the integration of safety and health measures at work, within the global framework of business management.
Areas of competence: prevention management, occupational hygiene, risk management, ergonomics, machine safety, emergency organization, sustainability, integrated systems management, road safety, food safety and toxicology
(*) accredited by a3es for the maximum period (6 years).
Approved by act as senior occupational safety and health technician, level 7.
| 1º Ano | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unidade curricular | Período | ECTS |
| TRAINING DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT | 1st Semester | 4.5 |
| PREVENTION MANAGEMENT | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Risk Assessment Methodologies | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES | 1st Semester | 4.5 |
| OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | 1st Semester | 6.0 |
| INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY AND SAFETY | 1st Semester | 6.0 |
| BIOMECHANICS (optional) | 1st Semester | 3.0 |
| PHYSIOPATHOLOGY (optional) | 1st Semester | 3.0 |
| FOOD SAFETY (optional) | 1st Semester | 3.0 |
| OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY (optional) | 1st Semester | 3.0 |
| TRAINING DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT | 2st Semester | 4.5 |
| ERGONOMICS AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | 2st Semester | 4.0 |
| OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE | 2st Semester | 8.0 |
| EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | 2st Semester | 6.0 |
| RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES | 2st Semester | 4.5 |
| SAFETY IN HIGH RISK WORK | 2st Semester | 3.5 |
| ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY | 2st Semester | 4.0 |
| 2º Ano | ||
| Unidade curricular | Período | ECTS |
| RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND DATA ANALYSIS | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Seminars | 1st Semester | 1.0 |
| DISSERTATION/PROJECT/TRAINING | Annual | 54.0 |
Holders of a degree in Environmental Health or other holders of a degree in the areas of Life Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering, or in the area of Education and Management areas.
