Master's Degree in

Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP)

Train as an expert in occupational health and safety, learn to assess risks and apply preventive techniques

Start

Mar 17, 2026

Duration

1 courses

Credits

60 ECTS

Exams

Online

Mode

Online interactive

Qualification

Official

Improve safety in companies with the Master in Occupational Risk Prevention

Complete an exclusive training in occupational risk prevention, a key element of any organization

Promote the safety and health of workers in any organization thanks to UFIS’s online Master’s in Occupational Risk Prevention . An official qualification with which you will develop risk assessments and apply both preventive and corrective techniques to avoid or reduce workplace accidents. Learn in a practical way and under a multidisciplinary approach, through the study of real cases.

The only master's degree in occupational risks that provides access to the Advanced University Course in Quality, Audits and Systems Integration, which includes the ISO 45001 Internal Auditor Certificate from TÜV Rheinland.

Access one of the most in-demand professions on the market with the official Master's Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention

Law 31/1995 requires all companies to have a senior technician in occupational risk prevention. With UFIS’s online Master’s Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention, you will access a regulated profession with a high demand for work: the occupational risk prevention manager is the second most sought-after profile in the HR sector, according to the ‘Hays Labor Market Guide 2022’. So much so that it is considered one of the largest sources of employment in Spain, according to a report by the CIREM Foundation.

Complete your profile with the three preventive disciplines: Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics and Applied Psychosociology.

Why study the UFIS online Master in Occupational Risk Prevention?

In this postgraduate course you will receive the most comprehensive training in occupational risk prevention on the market. You will acquire the technical knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to:

  • Plan, develop and coordinate preventive action in companies, through continuous monitoring of workers’ occupational safety .
  • Analyze and evaluate the risk of accidents caused by machinery, tools or work spaces.
  • Assess and minimize problems that arise in organizations, based on industrial hygiene, ergonomic factors and psychosocial risks.
  • Create training plans based on staff needs and shortcomings and provide training at all levels.

In addition, you will have access to a free course in Agile Project Management , where you will learn an innovative way of working to optimize results.

Differentiate your profile with one of the occupational risk prevention specialties

Enhance your official Master’s Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention and adapt to the requirements of companies with the  CUA in Quality, Audits and Systems Integration . You will be trained to:

  1. Implement the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and master the tools for continuous improvement of products and services.
  2. Establish joint audit processes thanks to the integration of the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and SGE 21 management systems , so that they function as one, through the study of the UNE 66177 Standard. 
  3. Achieve a global vision of quality management, the integration of Management Systems in companies and the planning and execution of audits based on continuous improvement systems. 

Obtain the Internal Auditor Certificate in Occupational Risk Prevention from TÜV Rheinland

By completing the Master’s Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention online, you will have access to the ISO 45001:2018 Internal Auditor Certification  from TÜV Rheinland, which will accredit your skills to be able to work internationally. It will allow you to implement Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems in any organization.

This new standard establishes the requirements that a company must meet, regardless of its characteristics, size and economic sector, to control the risks associated with its activities and continuously improve its performance. You will have to pass a test to obtain the certification, which has a BIDI code and is included in Certipedia for online consultation .

UFIS's online Master in Occupational Risk Prevention trains you in the three preventive disciplines

Current regulations divide the preventive tasks of the Master in Occupational Risk Prevention into 3 specialties, which are included as compulsory subjects in the study plan and will help you guide your professional career.

Safety at Work

This preventive discipline will train you in the detection and correction of risks that lead to workplace accidents, using universal or sector-specific methods of action. This speciality covers safety techniques, the analysis and general evaluation of accident risk and the control of specific risks (with machines, equipment, installations and tools, work places and spaces, handling, storage and transport, electricity, fires, etc.) in the different industrial sectors.

Industrial Hygiene

Train yourself to assess and correct risk factors that may be present in the work environment. Use multidisciplinary techniques to eliminate or minimize these risks and maintain healthy working conditions . This is a non-medical discipline for the prevention of occupational diseases that acts on the physical, chemical or biological work environment to preserve the health of workers.

Ergonomics and Applied Psychosociology

Apply knowledge from psychology, anthropometry, biomedicine, physiology, industrial engineering or design to adapt products, tasks, tools and spaces to people’s needs, thus improving their safety, well-being and efficiency. In addition, you will have access to a PRO License for academic use on Ergonautas (the number one portal on occupational ergonomics and ergonomic evaluation of work stations). It will help you find information, software, evaluation methods and tools for your professional and educational development.

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Complete your postgraduate internship in occupational risk prevention and open professional doors

More than 800 agreements with companies so you can gain experience

The internships of the Master in Occupational Risk Prevention  online  are an important part of the master’s degree, since in many cases it will be a first contact with the world of work. To ensure that your experience is satisfactory and adds value to your career, we have the collaboration of leading companies that trust UFIS students. Some of them are Danone, Acciona, Quiron Salud, Leroy Merlín, ASPY, Sociedad de Prevención, Eulen, Lidl, Liberty Seguros, FCC, Grupo Norte, Ferrovial, Campofrío, Bridgestone, Volkswagen or Renfe, among others.

If you already have professional experience, you can request recognition of your internship as long as you can prove that you have been carrying out work at the Higher Level of Occupational Risk Prevention for at least 6 months.

Find job opportunities in all sectors

The scope of intervention of this professional profile is broad: it covers any sector of economic activity within the area of ​​occupational risk prevention. The market requires professionals both in prevention services (own and external) and in mutual insurance companies. Also in all types of companies, public and private, whatever their sector or size. Among the most common outputs of the Master in Occupational Risk Prevention, the following stand out:

  • Higher Technician in  Occupational Risk Prevention in companies, organizations and public or private institutions.
  • Head of Safety, Hygiene and Ergonomics or technical manager .
  • Prevention coordinator , as designated worker.
  • External Prevention Service (SPA) or Own (SPP).
  • Internal auditor SGSST (Occupational Health and Safety Management System).
  • Consultant or trainer specialized in prevention.

Increase your employability by studying occupational risk prevention

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Access requirements for the official Master's Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention

To be eligible, you must have a university degree that qualifies you for access to master’s degrees, a requirement that corresponds to the established criteria.

Recommended profile

In addition to the legally established requirements, to take the UFIS online Master in Occupational Risk Prevention we advise you to have:

  • Interest in reducing health and safety problems in organizations.
  • Ability to analyze accidents and their causes.
  • Willingness to put into practice the essential elements of the preventive profession.
  • Professional ambition to lead the prevention part of a company.

Solve your doubts

It is not mandatory to access the Master in International Cooperation, but it is highly recommended for professional development. We advise students to reinforce their English and, as a second option, French.

Una vez superados todos los créditos de la titulación, los alumnos pueden presentarse a oposiciones relacionadas con el mundo de la Justicia, entre otras:

  • Oposición a Jueces y Fiscales
  • Oposiciones a Letrados de la Administración de Justicia Oposiciones a Gestión Procesal
  • Oposiciones a Tramitación Procesal
  • Oposiciones a Auxilio Judicial
  • Agentes de la Hacienda Pública
  • Ayudantes de Instituciones Penitenciarias
  • Administrativo del Estado y Auxiliar del Estado

Yes, this Master’s degree trains you in the three basic methodological pillars of cooperation: research, project design and evaluation.

Yes , provided that the tasks developed for the internship subject are different from the usual ones and in accordance with the Master’s competencies. This possibility must be accepted by the Academic Direction of the Master.

Student Profile

The Master’s Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention (PRL) is aimed at students seeking a personal and integral training, interested in the economic, organizational and social aspects of companies at international level, since companies create changes and social progress.

Students interested in studying Master’s Degree in Occupational Risk Prevention (PRL) should have a special interest in:

  • Expanding their general knowledge and their social and economic environment.
  • Improving their oral and written skills in different languages, at least Spanish and English.
  • Serving the community with a high ethical sense in their professional practice.
  • Knowing business principles and concepts.
  • Sociable and capacity for personal relationships and teamwork.
  • Proactive and independent.
  • Open mind to mobility and acquisition of new experiences.
  • Analytical capacity to resolve social and economic problems.
 

A B2 English level is required to be admitted in this Degree.

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