Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management
Cape Breton University will not be offering admission into the Post-Baccalaureate Diplomas in Business Management or Healthcare Management, or the Diploma in Government Management, for May 2025 and September 2025.
Cape Breton University recognizes the inherent challenges of maintaining proper health and safety in today’s ever-evolving workplace. With CBU’s Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Management, students will gain the managerial skills necessary for effective management of occupational health, safety and risk across various disciplines in the Canadian and global context.
Students will gain competencies to provide coaching and guidance and the abilities to identify, assess and communicate on matters relating to occupational health, safety and organizational risk. The diploma further provides an introduction to approaches for working with various stakeholders, workplace diversity, human rights and working within an Indigenous context.
Upon graduation from the OH&S Management diploma, students will be prepared for roles in any industry; particularly the public sector and compliance services, business and insurance project management and construction, safety supervision, environmental industry, oil and gas and many more roles where advanced education in these areas is highly valued and in demand.
Admission Requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Management
To be admitted to the program, applicants must have:
1. Completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited university.
2. Obtained an overall undergraduate average of B or higher.
3. Mathematics is recommended but not required.
4. International students, whose mother tongue is non-English, must also meet CBU’s English language proficiency requirements as detailed on CBU’s website (IELTS 6.5, etc.)
Program Requirements – Occupational Health & Safety Management
The structure of the diploma program will entail the successful completion of 12 courses (thirty-nine credits) in Occupational Health & Safety Management. Students must achieve a minimum of 60% in all required courses and must receive a satisfactory employer report if they completed an internship placement or at least 75% in their capstone project in their last semester.
Term 1
MGMT-5605 Human Resources Management
PUBH-5131 Occupational Health and Safety Management I
PUBH-5133 Workplace Wellness and Health Promotion
Elective 1
Term 2
LEGL-5504 Employment Law
PUBH-5134 Occupational Health and Safety Management II
PUBH-5135 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Elective 2
Term 3
MGMT-5634 Industrial Relations
PUBH-5107 Health Care Quality & Project Management
PUBH-5136 Organizational Risk Management
Term 4
PUBH-5991 Internship *Students with an average of 75% or higher have the option of applying their acquired skills to real-life projects through an occupational health and safety internship.
OR
PUBH-5802 Capstone Project
ELECTIVES (Students take two):
PUBH-5106 Epidemiology
PUBH-5117 Health Care Emergency Preparedness
PUBH-5121 Health Risk Assessment
PUBH-5137 Occupational Toxicology
PUBH-5138 Physical Agents and Health
ANTH-5103 Epidemics and People: Biology and Culture
PUBH-5139 Occupational Hygiene Theory
NUTR-5501 Nutrition in Public Health Management
NRSG-5107 / MIKM-5107 Indigenous Health
