The postgraduate research degree program in Occupational Health and Safety is conducted under the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. This program offers extensive breadth and depth of knowledge, subject-matter expertise, core competent skills and a global network of opportunity necessary to upskill and pursue desired career.

Occupational Safety and Health is a multidisciplinary field which offers a broad range of interrelated sub-disciplines for research as follow:

a) Occupational Health,
b) Occupational Medicine,
c) Safety Science,
d) Occupational/Industrial Hygiene,
e) Human Factors and Ergonomics,
f) Management System,
g) Policy and Legislation,
h) Etc.

Students will have the opportunity to perform laboratory-based research, field research or a mixture of both lab-based and field research. It is expected that the research findings will benefit not only individual, community or companies but also government agencies in formulating policy, designing better preventive strategies and effective systems for the management of occupational safety and health.
The career prospective of graduates in this program span through a wide range of private industries/sectors (such as construction, manufacturing, agriculture, services, etc), governmental agencies, and non-governmental/voluntary organizations for positions such as Safety and Health Executives, Consultants, Lecturer. Research Officer, Auditor/Lead Auditor and various other administrative positions.


ENTRY REQUIREMENT
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LIST OF EXPERTS

Faculty of Human Ecology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haslinda Abdullah
Dr. Irwan Syah Md Yusoff

Faculty of Forestry and Environment
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seca Gandaseca

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Prof. Dr. Kulanthayan K.C. Mani
Prof. Dr. Shamsul Bahri Md. Tamrin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irniza Rasdi
Assoc. Prof Dr. Emilia Zainal Abidin
Assoc. Prof Dr. Karmegam A/L Karuppiah
Assoc. Prof Dr. Ng Yee Guan
Assoc. Prof Dr. Juliana Jalaludin
Dr. Muhammad Hibatullah Romli

Faculty of Design and Architecture
Dr. Khairul Manami Kamarudin

Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus
Prof. Ir. Dr. Nor Mariah Adam

Updated:: 10/02/2021 [aslamiah]