BSc. Occupational Health and Safety
Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development · Public Health Education
Will you get in?
Meet the minimum pass grades for this level and you will be considered. Enter your WASSCE grades and we will tell you whether you meet the published cut-off for this programme — and every other programme at Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development you qualify for.
Check if you qualifyThe BSc in Occupational Health and Safety at Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development prepares you to protect workers from workplace hazards. This programme sits within the university's Public Health Education faculty, focusing on the health and safety of people in their working environments. It equips you to identify risks, prevent accidents, and promote wellbeing at work.
What occupational health and safety covers
Programmes of this kind usually teach you how to keep people safe and healthy at work. You learn to identify hazards, assess risks and put control measures in place to prevent accidents and ill health. The field blends health science, engineering and management, so you also build practical skills in areas like emergency planning, workplace inspections and health and safety law.
How hard it is to get a place
This programme is less competitive than many other health-related degrees. If your WASSCE grades meet the university's published entry requirements, you have a good chance of being admitted. The programme is run on a full-time basis, so plan to be available for regular classes. Exact subject requirements are set by the university, so check your grades against their published criteria.
Entry requirements
Subject requirements
Full-Time
SHS backgrounds accepted
Every SHS course of study may apply to this college.
Aggregate needed
Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development publishes a cut-off aggregate for this programme. Run a check to see whether your grades meet it.
Where graduates work
- Occupational Health and Safety Officer
- Safety Manager
- Risk Assessor
- Workplace Safety Consultant
- Health and Safety Inspector