(Full-Time and Part-Time)

 Director of Studies:

 Prof. Ignatius T.S. Yu                             

 Deputy Director:

 Prof. Tse Lap Ah    

Introduction and General Objectives
Length of Studies
Admission Requirements
Course Contents
Medium of Instruction
Date, Time and Place of Classes
Teachers
Fees
Application Procedure
Closing Date for Applications
Date of Commencement of the Course

(Tentative Timetable for Full-time)

OHS 5001

OHY 5002

OHY 5003

Length of Studies

Full-time               9 months

Part-time                1 year

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL OBJECTIVES

    A Diploma of Occupational Hygiene programme was started in 1985 by the Department of Community and Family Medicine.  This is upgraded to a Postgraduate Diploma programme under the Graduate School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004.  The programme is open to the degree holders in science or engineering who want to upgrade their knowledge and skills in occupational hygiene and health.

The importance of Occupational Health to the community in Hong Kong is being increasingly recognized.  Hygienists and safety officers need to protect and promote the health and welfare of Hong Kong's greatest asset - its workforce.

The programme is one of the recognised training programmes leading to the registration as a Safety Officer (Registered Safety Officer, RSO) under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS   

Applicants are required to hold a Bachelor degree in science or engineering awarded by a local university, or an overseas university of acceptable standing and where English is the medium of instruction. In the case of candidates from non-English universities, the Graduate Schoolˇ¦s English language requirement for admission will apply.

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COURSE CONTENTS   

OHS5001  Fundamentals of Occupational Health  (First Term)

A basic course for students intending to study in any discipline of occupational health sciences.  General basic principles in the practice of occupational health and hygiene will be introduced.  Other topics include applied toxicology, physical hazards, chemical hazards, biological hazards, ergonomics and occupational psychology.

Assessment: Written Examination

 OHY5002    Principles and Practice of Occupational Hygiene (Second Term)

This is a follow-up of course OHS5001 for students who want to specialize in the discipline of occupational hygiene.  A systematic approach to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of occupational hazards will be introduced and practical experience with instrumentation in the assessment of the working environment will be emphasised.

Assessment: Written Examination

Prerequisite: OHS5001 Fundamentals of Occupational Health.

OHY5003   Practical and Project Work in Occupational Hygiene

Each student is required to complete a number of practical and project assignments related to the practice of occupational hygiene. The assignments include workplace health hazard evaluations and reports, field practices and reports, and a project related to occupational hygiene. Students will need to demonstrate competency in utilizing knowledge and skills acquired during the other two modules. Presentations in class and written reports will be required for the assessment of performance in this module.

Assessment: Presentation and Written Reports.

Graduation requirements

Participants will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Hygiene (PgDip Occ Hyg [CUHK]) if they fulfil the following requirements :

Attendance of at least 80% of the scheduled lectures, seminars, tutorials and visits.

Satisfactory completion of all the 3 component modules.  Passing all the assessment tests in accordance with the graduation requirements of the Graduate School. [The overall GPA requirement for graduation is a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (i.e. ˇ§Cˇ¨ grade).]

In addition, students have to comply with the requirements of proficiency in information technology (IT) before they can be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma, as stipulated by the Graduate School.

English (supplemented by Cantonese)

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF CLASSES

    Regular lectures and tutorials will be held on Wednesday afternoons. A number of additional sessions on project work, statistics, computing and other topics will be scheduled.  Visits and occasional laboratory work will take place at the same time.  The meeting place is at Seminar Room/Lecture Theatre, 2/F., Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.

TEACHERS

    The Department of Community and Family Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong has members of staff (including Honorary Lecturers) qualified in all the major aspects of the course.  Experts from other Departments of the University, from other tertiary institutions, from Government and from Industry will also be involved in some aspects of the course.

 Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma programme may also be involved in tutoring candidates.

FEES

    Tuition is HK$39,000.  Fees must be paid before the commencement of the Course upon receipt of official notice of admission.

Fees paid are not refundable or transferable.

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31 May, 2009

September, 2009

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A completed application form must be accompanied by the following :

(a)  Photo copies of degree or other educational certificates.

(b)  A recent passport size photo of the applicant.

(c)  Official Transcripts (with a complete record of courses attended and examination results) of all tertiary level studies. Photocopies will not be accepted.

(d)  An application fee of HK$180.  The fee is not refundable.

For online application: please access to Graduate School. 

- Normal admission procedures will be applied.

- OHY5002 (Principles and Practice of Occupational Hygiene) will be exempted.

Further Information and Enquiries:

Please contact Mr. C.C. Lee at cclee@cuhk.edu.hk or send a self-addressed envelope with $1.4 stamp on it to:

Attn: Mr. C.C. Lee, Course Secretary, Postgraduate Diploma of Occupational Hygiene, Department of Community & Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F., School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.

  Enquiries should be addressed to Mr. C.C. Lee at 2252 8817 or Fax: 2606 3791

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