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MSc Environmental Health

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    MSc 1 year full-time

    2 years part-time

Course Description

Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with how our living, working and leisure environments affect our health. It’s a gripping subject to study and a fascinating field to work in. Whether you’re helping improve the living conditions of society’s poorest, or working with a company to improve health and safety for staff and customers, your work will have a huge, life-changing and often life-saving impact.

Middlesex University is the largest and foremost provider of environmental health education in the UK. This course is highly work-focused, with a strong emphasis on practical laboratory work and real-life case studies and you’ll be able to take advantage of our close links within the industry.

The course is centred on UK law and practice, but is designed to be flexible and provide education and training that will be valuable internationally. You will have access to a range of excellent facilities include a microbiology laboratory and pestology materials. You will be able to study specialist modules areas such as food safety, and health and safety which are particularly valued by both local authorities and the private sector.

Many of our teaching staff are chartered environmental health practitioners and under their expert guidance, previous students have done research into a wide variety of areas, including listeria in food, the effects of heavy smoking, skin lightening, water pollution and the attitudes of people living in high-rise buildings towards recycling.

Entry Requirements

We normally require a second class honours degree 2:2 or above, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subjectWe also consider candidates with other relevant Those without formal need to demonstrate three years’ relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.EligibilityUK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.Academic credit for previous study or experienceIf you have relevant or work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your Middlesex University programme of study. For further information please visit our Accreditation of Prior Learning page.Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditionsEntry onto this course does not require an interview, portfolio or audition.

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