University Of Occupational And Environmental Health Japan
Master in Occupational Health
Kitakyushu, Japan
Master degree
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EARLIEST START DATE
Apr 2024
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Graduate School of Occupational Health at The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, trains specialists in occupational medicine and occupational healthcare. Founded in 1978 under the Industrial Safety and Health Act, it offers education and research in medical, nursing and healthcare sciences to prevent workplace health hazards, support workers with chronic disease, and improve working conditions.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as occupational physicians, occupational health specialists, industrial hygienists, occupational health nurses, workplace health managers, safety officers, public health practitioners, researchers, educators, or consultants in industry, government, healthcare and academia. They can advise on workplace health policy.
The Graduate School of Occupational Health invites doctors, dentists, pharmacists, sanitary technicians, and health nurses who have studied medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, medical engineering, physical therapy, nursing, and health and hygiene in university and who aim to be an expert in occupational health. It provides students with knowledge and skills for the prevention of harmful influences on the health of people at work, for helping people with chronic diseases to continue working, and for the improvement of workers’ health and working conditions. It also educates specialists in occupational health and those engaged in education.
