BSc Occupational Health at Robert Gordon University

Programme overview

Advance your occupational health knowledge through a contemporary online course designed for health professionals working, or aspiring to work, in occupational health. Explore workplace health risk management, wellbeing, fitness for work, leadership, and health surveillance while developing the knowledge required for modern occupational health practice. The BSc Occupational Health course at Robert Gordon University is a flexible online course designed for registered health professionals working, or aspiring to work, in occupational health.

Faculty: School of Health | Duration: 2 years part-time (online learning) | Study mode: part-time (online learning) | Intake: September | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course explores the key concepts underpinning contemporary occupational health practice, including workplace health risk management, relevant legislation, public health, work and health, fitness for work, mental wellbeing, attendance management, leadership, quality improvement, and occupational health service management. Students also develop professional skills relevant to occupational health practice, including risk assessment, health surveillance, occupational health report writing, communication, health education, and leadership.

Career pathways

This programme gives you the essential skills and expertise required by today’s occupational health professional to work within and develop and lead occupational health services, particularly in relation to clinical practice and leadership.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this programme will normally be a suitable qualification as a health professional in a relevant topic, with the minimum of 240 credits at SCQF level 8 or equivalent. In addition students are expected to be working within occupational health practice. Minimum Entry Requirements Year 1 entry Robert Gordon University is committed to widening access to higher education and to the transfer of credit into programmes of education. The applicant should be able to demonstrate successful completion of a Diploma of Higher Education* or equivalent in health-related subjects. The applicant should normally be working, or have had recent employment experience, in an Occupational Health setting. Applicants will also be required to submit an up-to-date CV and reference from a single source. *If you do not have the required level of study, please contact us to discuss further. Alternative Qualifications We welcome applications from those with equivalent qualifications to those stated, including SVQs/NVQs, access programmes, Foundation Apprenticeships and overseas qualifications. Applications from students with non-standard qualifications or work experience will be considered on an individual basis. . All applicants who do not have English as their first language must provide evidence of English language proficiency of a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all 4 components, or its equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,235 a year (2026/2027). Scottish students, part time online, over 2 years (same fee each year) Source

International applicants: GBP 6,695 a year (2026/2027). International students, part time online, over 2 years (same fee each year) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years part-time (online learning)

Apply through the official page: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/courses/bsc-occupational-health#apply

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