The MSc in environmental health sciences has been designed to allow graduates from a range of science and engineering disciplines to develop and extend knowledge in risk-based assessment and management of environmental influences on human health. Environmental health is the assessment and management of environmental influences on human health. This includes the study of: environmental protection including control of air, water and land pollution food safety and hygiene including production, distribution and fitness for human consumption occupational health and safety including investigation and control of work-related accidents and ill health the built environment including homes, workplaces and public spaces Environmental health work is important and highly worthwhile and many of our students are motivated by a desire to directly improve living and working conditions for a wide range of people.

Graduates in environmental health sciences are well prepared for a wide range of professions that require intellectual flexibility and analytical skill. Many of our graduates have highly successful careers in environmental regulation, government departments, environmental consultancy, health and safety management, food industry, public water utilities, and waste management. There is increasing recognition by employers in the private sector that graduates in environmental health have skills and backgrounds that are well suited to management roles in a range of related business activities, including the specialist field of corporate social responsibility.