Risk and Safety Leadership (Degree Apprenticeship) (Taught)

Overview
If you're looking to further your learning and get a postgraduate degree while continuing to work in your current job, this MSc Risk and Safety Leadership degree apprenticeship is a great option.

Risk management expertise is in greater demand than ever, and not just for managers in the risk and safety management sector – today, risk management is a mainstream discipline that's highly sought across the public, private, academic and governmental sectors.

On this 3-year degree apprenticeship, which we've developed in partnership with employers and professional organisations, you'll spend 18 days a year studying for your degree and the rest of your time at work. The Government or your employer pay your tuition fees – so it doesn’t cost you anything.

You'll enhance your risk management skills through analysing complex problems, exploring the uncertainties involved, evaluating possible solutions and planning risk management implementation. You'll get to put the skills you learn to work instantly in your job, contributing to the success of your company.

When you finish this course you'll have a postgraduate qualification in Risk and Safety Leadership, with 2 more years of on-the-job experience.

What you'll experience
On this course, you'll:

• Gain a broad understanding of risk management, including current tools and techniquesGet an understanding of safety management

• Learn from staff with industry experience and guest speakers

• Develop the ability to contribute to managing risk and business effectiveness

• Use our business simulation suite, giving you the opportunity to manage crisis scenarios in real time in a safe environment

• Have access to the University's student support services and community including the Library, study support, sports and recreation facilities, and the Students’ Union

• Build a network of professional peers during your time at university, sharing your ideas and knowledge

• Get practical work experience in your job, giving you an advantage over students who do a traditional degree

• Get a personal tutor from the University and a workplace mentor

You'll typically go to university in 3-day blocks (Tuesday to Thursday) 6 times a year, to attend lectures, seminars, workshops and field trips. On the weeks you don't go to university, you'll still spend 20% of your time studying or training away from your normal working environment.

Careers and opportunities
What jobs can you do with a Risk and Safety Leadership (Degree Apprenticeship) degree?
You'll be able to progress your career further using the knowledge and skill that you gain on this course, including going on to work in many risk and management related roles, such as:

• independent risk consultants

• risk officers

• healthcare risk managers

• crisis team managers for petrochemical companies

• risk managers within the military

• auditors

• chief finance officers

• senior managers

• senior project managers

• security managers

• risk and safety management consultants

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

What you'll study on this Risk and Safety Management Professional Degree Apprenticeship (MSc Risk and Safety Leadership) degree course
Each unit on this course is worth a certain number of credits.

You'll study 4 units and develop and Applied Learning Portfolio. Each module is taught over 6 days in blocks of 3 days (Tuesday to Thursday).

Modules currently being studied:

Core units

• Crisis Management and Continuity (30 credits)
• Project and Research Methods (30 credits)
• Risk and Safety in High Reliability Organisations (45 credits)
• Strategic Risk and Leadership (30 credits)
• Work Based Learning Project (45 credits)

There are no optional units on this course.

We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.

Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry.

Learning support
As well as support by faculty teaching staff and your personal tutor, you can use the University’s Academic Skills Unit (ASK).

ASK provides one-to-one support in areas such as:

academic writing
note taking
time management
critical thinking
presentation skills
referencing
working in groups
revision, memory and exam techniques
Teaching​
Teaching methods on this course include:

lectures
seminars
practical sessions
simulation exercises
study visits

You'll be assessed through:

coursework, in the form of written assignments and presentations
a self-directed research project, with support from a supervisor
These assessments are submitted online.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business