MSc

MSc Workplace Health Practice

Build a health file that is not a clinical record

Online or on campus

18 months36 creditsEnglish

Overview

Hazard, adjustment, incident, and how you talk to workers. This is occupational practice for managers and advisers. It is not medicine and it does not register you as a clinician. The project is a workplace health file for one department. MSc Workplace Health Practice is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Hazards through Hazards; Adjustments; Surveillance records; Incidents; Worker communication; Health file, and finish on Health file. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm. Reading is a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. The artefact a marker expects is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Identify three hazards and a control Write an adjustment plan Investigate an incident Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

The credit total on this page is the sum of the courses in the curriculum. Assessment is the work named on each course.

Who This Programme Is For

Safety advisers
HR absence leads
Facilities managers
Union representatives

Faculty spotlight

University of Brigant supervises the courses and the final assessed file. Supervision is assigned from the school that owns the award.

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
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What You Will Learn

Identify three hazards and a control
Write an adjustment plan
Investigate an incident
Separate a management file from a clinical record
Brief a team in plain language

Curriculum

Stage 1 — Methods and cases

Code	Course	Credits · hours
WHP501	Hazards Hazards (WHP501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Hazards as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP501-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Hazards WHP501-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Hazards WHP501-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Hazards WHP501-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Hazards WHP501-M5 · Service design for a named population — Hazards WHP501-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Hazards	6 · 60 h
WHP502	Adjustments Adjustments (WHP502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Adjustments as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP502-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Adjustments WHP502-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Adjustments WHP502-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Adjustments WHP502-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Adjustments WHP502-M5 · Service design for a named population — Adjustments WHP502-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Adjustments	6 · 60 h
WHP503	Surveillance records Surveillance records (WHP503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Surveillance records as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP503-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Surveillance records WHP503-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Surveillance records WHP503-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Surveillance records WHP503-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Surveillance records WHP503-M5 · Service design for a named population — Surveillance records WHP503-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Surveillance records	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

WHP501

Hazards

Hazards (WHP501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Hazards as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP501-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Hazards
WHP501-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Hazards
WHP501-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Hazards
WHP501-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Hazards
WHP501-M5 · Service design for a named population — Hazards
WHP501-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Hazards

6 · 60 h

WHP502

Adjustments

Adjustments (WHP502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Adjustments as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP502-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Adjustments
WHP502-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Adjustments
WHP502-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Adjustments
WHP502-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Adjustments
WHP502-M5 · Service design for a named population — Adjustments
WHP502-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Adjustments

6 · 60 h

WHP503

Surveillance records

Surveillance records (WHP503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Surveillance records as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP503-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Surveillance records
WHP503-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Surveillance records
WHP503-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Surveillance records
WHP503-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Surveillance records
WHP503-M5 · Service design for a named population — Surveillance records
WHP503-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Surveillance records

6 · 60 h

Stage 2 — Practice and project

Code	Course	Credits · hours
WHP504	Incidents Incidents (WHP504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Incidents as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP504-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Incidents WHP504-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Incidents WHP504-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Incidents WHP504-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Incidents WHP504-M5 · Service design for a named population — Incidents WHP504-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Incidents	6 · 60 h
WHP505	Worker communication Worker communication (WHP505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Worker communication as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP505-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Worker communication WHP505-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Worker communication WHP505-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Worker communication WHP505-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Worker communication WHP505-M5 · Service design for a named population — Worker communication WHP505-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Worker communication	6 · 60 h
WHP506	Health file Health file (WHP506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Health file as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. WHP506-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Health file WHP506-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Health file WHP506-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Health file WHP506-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Health file WHP506-M5 · Service design for a named population — Health file WHP506-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Health file	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

WHP504

Incidents

Incidents (WHP504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Incidents as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP504-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Incidents
WHP504-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Incidents
WHP504-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Incidents
WHP504-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Incidents
WHP504-M5 · Service design for a named population — Incidents
WHP504-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Incidents

6 · 60 h

WHP505

Worker communication

Worker communication (WHP505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Worker communication as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP505-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Worker communication
WHP505-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Worker communication
WHP505-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Worker communication
WHP505-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Worker communication
WHP505-M5 · Service design for a named population — Worker communication
WHP505-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Worker communication

6 · 60 h

WHP506

Health file

Health file (WHP506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Workplace Health Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Health file as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

WHP506-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Health file
WHP506-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Health file
WHP506-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Health file
WHP506-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Health file
WHP506-M5 · Service design for a named population — Health file
WHP506-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Health file

6 · 60 h

Career Paths

Health and safety adviser
HR adviser for absence
Occupational health administrator
Union safety representative
Facilities manager

Programme Highlights

Six courses, 36 credits
Capstone is a department health file
Management file, not a clinical record
Not a clinical registration

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

A bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, or equivalent professional standing considered by admissions

English language

English sufficient for postgraduate study, or evidence of prior English-medium study

Documents

A statement of about 500 words on why this award fits your work
Two references, academic or professional
A CV showing study and relevant work

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Workplace Health Practice?

The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

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