Quality, Health, Safety and Environment

Learning outcomes

• Design, deploy and obtain certification for an integrated management system meeting ISO 9001:2026, ISO 14001:2026 and ISO 45001:2018 with its Amd 1:2024 amendment.
• Assess and prevent occupational, health, technological and environmental risks in compliance with applicable Senegalese law.
• Audit management systems according to ISO 19011:2026 and assess a site's regulatory compliance.
• Define, budget and manage QHSE projects, including certification and standards transition projects.
• Lead process transformation and performance improvement based on reliable data.
• Support senior management in risk management (ISO 31000:2018), energy performance and social responsibility.

The programme

4 semesters. The first three are taught semesters; the fourth is devoted to the professional assignment and the dissertation.

Target careers

• QHSE manager (quality, health, safety, environment)
• Integrated management system manager
• Quality and quality assurance manager
• Site occupational health and safety manager
• Environmental manager
• Internal auditor of QHSE management systems
• Supplier quality manager
• QHSE risk control manager
• Food hygiene and safety manager
• QHSE and continuous improvement project manager
• Corporate social responsibility officer
• QHSE consultant

After three to five years' experience: QHSE director of a group or of an industrial, mining or energy site, operational excellence manager, independent management systems consultant, auditor for a certification body subject to the qualifications required by that body.

Sectors

• Mining, quarrying and extractive industries
• Energy: electricity generation, transmission and distribution, oil and gas
• Building, public works and civil engineering
• Agri-food, from large industrial plants to small-scale processing
• Health: public and private healthcare facilities, laboratories
• Manufacturing and chemical industries
• Services: logistics, transport, hospitality, waste collection and treatment
• Informal sector: workshops, processing units and the organisations that support them
• Public administrations, public bodies and local authorities
• Consultancies, certification and inspection bodies, non-governmental organisations and projects funded by technical and financial partners

Admission

Who is it for?

• Working professionals holding a Bachelor's degree who wish to move into specialist or management roles: this is the main target group, for whom the online option and the in-job assignment were designed.
• Bachelor's graduates in a relevant field continuing their studies.
• Holders of a relevant maîtrise (four-year degree), eligible for entry into Year 2.

Prerequisites

A Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the Master's: a science or technical degree (chemistry, biology, process engineering, civil engineering, mining, energy, food processing, environmental sciences, health) or a degree in the QHSE field, or a qualification accepted as exempt or equivalent. Admission is not automatic: it is based on a test and/or a review of the application file. Holders of a Bachelor's degree in human resources management, IT project management or network and information systems administration and security may be admitted through a bridging route, subject to a refresher course in basic science and technology and in statistics. Professional experience in quality, health, safety or the environment is an advantage. Regular access to a computer and, for the online mode, an internet connection good enough to follow a virtual class.

Admission routes

Route	Entry	Requirements
Holder of a relevant Bachelor's degree	Year 1	Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or a qualification accepted as exempt or equivalent; “Admission is not automatic. It is based on a test and/or a review of the application file.”
Holder of a maîtrise (four-year degree)	Year 2	Maîtrise in a field relevant to the Master's; review of the application file.
Continuing education	Year 1 or 2	Same degree requirements; professional application file and interview; online study option available.

After a Bachelor's degree from ERUDIA or elsewhere

Your Bachelor's degree	Access to the Master's
Professional Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management	On application, with a refresher course
Professional Bachelor's degree in IT Project Management	On application, with a refresher course
Professional Bachelor's degree in Network and Information Systems Administration and Security	On application, with a refresher course

Short certificates drawn from this programme

To study part of the programme without taking the full degree:

• Integrated Management Systems and QHSE Auditing - Specialist Certificate, 20 weeks, 300,000 FCFA
• Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Compliance - Specialist Certificate, 20 weeks, 300,000 FCFA
• Management System Audit Methodology - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA
• Occupational Risk Assessment - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA
• HACCP Plan for a Food Business - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA

Tuition fees

Master's tuition fees, per year

Year of study	Annual tuition
Master's, Year 1	799,900 FCFA
Master's, Year 2	899,900 FCFA

Amount payable to confirm enrolment: 200,000 FCFA.

Application fee: 10,000 FCFA.