Associate of Science Degree OSHE
The degree provides a substantial foundation for the legal, management, behavioural and policy issues affecting Occupational Safety and Health in its broadest sense. The scope of the topics is wide ranging and will be covered in sufficient detail to provide a firm basis for future expansion and application. Among the areas the programme addresses are:
- The historical development of Occupational Safety and Health practice
- The updated Heinrich Domino Sequence Model
- Safety Technology
- Sources of Incidents /Accidents
- Hazards-Category, Probability and Controls Toxicity
- Safety responsibilities of Management
- Industrial Relations
- Pollution Control Management
- The Role of State Agencies
- Security Aspects of Safety
- Risk Assessment Techniques
The Associate Degree programme in Occupational Safety and Health is designed to cover a period of two years full-time and three years of part-time study. However, students who receive exemptions or credits for work done previously in the field may be able to complete the degree in a shorter period of time. The degree consists of credits awarded in the pursuit of courses specific to the discipline as well as college credits based on general education courses and electives. The Associate of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health requires a total of sixty-five (65) credits for completion.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The goal of the Cipriani College’s Associate Degree in Occupational Safety and Health is to prepare students for a rewarding professional career even as it attempts to produce a well-rounded individual. The graduate of this programme will:
- Be able to reduce the effect of exposure to hazards in an organization.
- Be able to apply that which they learn to their individual career paths.
- Be able to implement safe systems of work and accident prevention
- Be able to communicate effectively with practitioners in the related professions
- Have the leadership and management knowledge necessary to supervise Occupational Safety and
- Health departments well into the twenty-first century
- Be able to function at the senior management level in an advisory capacity.
ADMISSIONS ELIGIBILITY
Those who fulfill the following conditions will be eligible for admission into the Associate of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health:
- Students who possess five or more (CXC/GCE passes, including passes in English and Maths
- Students who have successfully completed the CCLCS Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health or its equivalence.
- Mature students (25 years and older) who have successfully completed the CCLCS Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health with at least a “B” average and have worked continuously within a Safety environment for at least two years. Because of a lack of space, not everyone, who is eligible for admission, is guaranteed admission into the Programme.
EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions will be granted only to those who have successfully completed CCLCS Certificate and/or Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health within the last six (6) years, that is from September 2000 and have been continuously employed in the field. In the case of those mature students who have successfully completed the Certificate programme with at least a “B” average, they would have to have attained at least a “B” grade in each course presented for exemption. Exemptions will be awarded only in cases where the course numbers in both the Associate Degree and Certificate or Diploma are the same. This excludes the course OSH 260. Research Papers completed for one programme cannot be presented for exemption for another programme.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREES
- Students must earn at least a 2.0 grade point average in the credits presented for graduation
- Students must complete a minimum of sixty (60) or more credits, including the general education core courses
TUITION FEES
Full payment of fees is required when registering for classes. Cipriani College is now a participant in GATE - Government’s Assistance for Tuition Expenses. The tuition fees listed below apply only to non-nationals. Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are eligible for free tertiary education. The Board of Governors reserves the right to change tuition and fee charges when necessary without notice. Fees and tuition are not transferable.
Programme of Study ($) (FULL TIME)
- Associate of Science Degree in OSHE Management- $5,000.00
- Programme Fees (per year) - $100.00
- Application Fees - $100.00
- Student Guild Fee (Compulsory Fee Payment) - $60.00
- Re-entry fee - $100.00
Programme of Study ($) (PART TIME)
- Associate of Science Degree in OSHE Management- $4,000.00
- Programme Fees (per year) - $100.00
- Application Fees - $100.00
- Student Guild Fee (Compulsory Fee Payment) - $60.00
- Re-entry fee - $100.00
Note:
- Late Registration Fee: All students registering for programmes after the published date for regular registration shall pay a non-refundable fee of $300.00
- Library Caution Fee: Refundable fee of $200.00
- Lab Fee: $120.00
- Graduation Fee: $500 ($200 Refund upon return of gown and mortarboard in acceptable condition)
- Transcript Fee: A fee of $50.00 will be charged for a student transcript
- Grade Appeal: $50.00
- Replacement Fee:
- Receipt - $10.00
- ID Card - $40.00
- Certificates - $100.00