Work and Health

Beschreibung des Angebots

Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) ist eine Nachdiplomausbildung der Hochschulen und entspricht mindestens 30 ECTS-Punkten.

Work exposes employees to numerous demands and health hazards - but at the same time provides an array of health-promoting resources. Addressing both requires an understanding of individuals and the physiological, psychological, and social aspects that are influenced by management practices and the broader organizational and societal context.

The comprehensive, interdisciplinary DAS conveys common knowledge and perspectives as well as specialized, transfer orientated approaches to work and health. The program combines high scientific academic standards and best practice methods with practical implementation in work settings. It links occupational health issues to management practices and the larger organizational context. Interdisciplinary collaboration is fostered by a broad range of shared modules and a final, interdisciplinary, transfer oriented group project.

The DAS Work and Health provides these modules:

• Introduction to the field of work and health
• Human factors and ergonomics
• Determinants of occupational deseases and work-related health problems
• Advanced Hazmat Life Support
• Occupational health in context of organzisations and society
• Occupational Toxicology
• Occupational diseases and work-related health problems
• Exposure-related health effects
• Human factors and analysis of health risks
• Work ability and return to work
• Exposure assessment and hazard recognition
• Occupational health interventions
• Targeted communication in the context of work and health
• Prevention and control of occupational risks and diseases
• Control of the occupational environment
• Interdisciplinary disaster manatement
• Biosafety
• Evaluation of occupational health interventions
• Management of health in organizations
• Risk policy, management and communication
• Interdisciplinary project work

The modules take 1 to 10 days and are held from Monday to Friday.

Aufbau der Ausbildung

1 ECTS-Punkt entspricht einem Aufwand von 25-30 Arbeitsstunden.