Master of Environmental Health and Safety (Blended)

The practical importanceand applicabilityof the curriculum are the key importance in the Master program. The program content covers a range of relevant topics in the safety field. The program content covers a range of relevant topics in the safety field.

During the study you will gain access to practical projects and you will be able to acquire knowledge and skills within the curriculum that you will implement to real-life situations.

The employment perspectives of security experts are promising.

The profession of safety and security engineer specialists is harmonized with the requirements of the international labor market, especially in the European Union for employers who will take into account the total ECTS credits and related competencies, giving preference to candidates with higher education.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers are obliged to determine and perform occupational safety and health activities in accordance with the risk assessment, the state of occupational safety and health and the number of employees, and depending on the employment contract. Depending on the fire and explosion hazard assessment, there are similar requirements for the employment of fire protection experts as well as environmental experts in organizations where the environment is polluted during the production process.

Professional security engineers are also employed in insurance and reinsurance companies, security companies, state administration, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, physical and technical protection, civil protection, fire brigades, companies offering goods and services for the protection of persons. and property, etc.

Upon completion of the graduate professional study of safety, students will be able to propose improvements of prevention measures for health and safety at work, environmental protection and material goods, identify problems in an interdisciplinary manner and make suggestions in the relevant field of safety and protection, especially:

In the field of occupational safety:
– plan and organize the prevention of safety at work
– design safety systems at work in different work environments
– perform supervision during the implementation of safety system projects and the introduction and improvement of occupational safety measures
– manage occupational safety systems and supervise the work of other associates
– command actions in accident situations
– perform managerial tasks in the field of organization of safety and protection at work
– plan and develop safety solutions at the regional and national level in the field of occupational safety
– participate in the development of business strategy and operational plans and business programs of the employer, in the part in which they must relate to safety at work and participate in the application of management methods or techniques for implementing the strategy
– participate in the application of international certification standards for the management of safety at work, quality, risks, social responsibility in business, etc. at the employer
– promote knowledge and education on the importance of safety at work

Fire protection specialization:
– independently make a fire risk assessment
– plan and organize fire protection prevention
– evaluate firefighting techniques
– design fire protection safety systems in different working environments
– perform supervision during the implementation of security system projects and the introduction and improvement of fire protection measures
– manage fire protection systems and supervise the work of other associates
– command actions in accident situations
– perform managerial tasks in the field of fire protection organization
– plan and develop security solutions at the regional and national level in the field of fire protection
– promote knowledge and education on the importance of fire protection

Environmental protection specialization:
– apply the provisions of the legal framework and use the possibilities of the institutional and information framework for environmental protection
– plan and organize the implementation of environmental protection activities and measures (with prior knowledge of the process in various industries)
– categorize environmental aspects
– evaluate the best available technologies in order to reduce the impact on individual components of the environment
– create and establish an environmental management system in various activities by applying international standards
– supervise the implementation of measures, plans and programs and keeping records in the field of environmental protection
– manage environmental management systems and supervise the work of other associates
– command (manage) internal actions in case of sudden and extraordinary events
– perform managerial tasks in the field of safety organization, and especially in the field of environmental protection
– plan and develop safety solutions at the regional and national level related to environmental protection