10684 (v.2) Health and Safety and Economics 582


Area:

School of Public Health

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Individual Study:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Provides students with an introduction to the economic way of thinking about occupational health and safety. Examination of economic context in which occupational health and safety operates and will develop the skills necessary to analyse occupational health and safety issues from an economic perspective. Topics covered include - Introduction to basic economic concepts, marginal cost, opportunity costs, economic evaluation, economic growth, macro economics, micro economics. Economic rationalisation for occupational health and safety, downtime, workers compensation, rehabilitation. Budgets, workplace heath and safety programs, conflict, compromise in health and safety and economic growth and development.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

61301 Occupational Health and Safety

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Supplemental

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2   Y Y
2004 BPI Intern'l Group S'pore Trimester 2A Y    
2004 Open University HK Semester 2   Y  
2004 Open University HK Trimester 2A Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area