MSc Occupational Medicine at University of Manchester

Develop specialist expertise in occupational medicine and worker health protection through flexible online learning. Study a Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM)-aligned curriculum designed for doctors. Develop expertise in fitness for work, workplace health risk management, occupational disease prevention, and worker health protection.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: MSc 1 year full-time, MSc 2 or 3 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (distance learning) / part-time (distance learning)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course units can be studied across one year full-time, or distributed across the two-year and three-year part-time. You can select from an approved list of optional units, which are subject to availability and course requirements. Compulsory units include Stress, Work and Organisational Factors, Research Methods and Data Analysis, Management of Occupationally Related Disease, Understanding Physical Agents, Introduction to work-related ill health (September), Introduction to work-related ill health (March).

Career pathways

Upon successful completion of your MSc, the dissertation may be modified (to comply with the relevant submission regulations), for higher professional qualification in Occupational Medicine via the MFOM or portfolio routes. You will develop the expertise to assess, manage and prevent work-related ill health across sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, energy, transport, government and consultancy, while gaining the leadership, research...

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