MSc Environmental Health  MSc Environmental Health University of Strathclyde ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/15663683351534151402University-of-Strathclyde.jpg

**?1,000 International Excellence Awards available for eligible overseas students** - please visit: http:www.strath.ac.ukcivengpgexcellenceawards Introduction 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 & land pollution) Food safety & hygiene (including production, distribution & fitness for human consumption) Occupational health & safety (including investigation & control of work-related accidents & ill health) The built environment (including homes, workplaces & public spaces). The above examples highlight the important and highly worthwhile nature of environmental health work. Many environmental health students are motivated by a desire to directly improve living and working conditions to the benefit of a wide range of people. Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in Scotland are involved in all of the above areas of environmental health together with continually emerging issues in public health. The MSc in Environmental Health is the only programme of its kind in Scotland. Students develop expertise in current methods for examining factors that affect human health, assessing and managing the risks involved, and meeting the challenges resulting from changes in the interaction between people and the environment. The wide scope of Environmental Health and the corresponding breadth of the degree reflect rapid technological progress. Environmental impact assessment, sustainable development, air, water and noise pollution are increasingly important and there is a pressing need for graduates with skills in these disciplines. Correspondingly, the course provides an emphasis on teaching subjects that are relevant to contemporary problems faced by communities, government, industry and commercial organisations. For example, external professionals work together with academic staff and students in the teaching of case studies of outbreaks of water-borne and food-borne diseases and also in urban and industrial air quality management. Teaching is based on a core of conventional lectures and tutorials, complemented by group projects, laboratory classes, student-led seminars and fieldwork. The course can be studied over 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time or up to 5 years via Open Access. Compulsory classes Atmospheric Pollution Impact Assessment Waste Management & Landfill Design Recycling Urban Land Public Health Studies Food Safety and Hygiene Food Inspection and Control Infection and Vector Control Introduction to Health & Safety, Occupational Health and Toxicology, Environmental Health Research Project. Optional classes Air Pollution Control Acoustics Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Environmental Impact Assessment Housing Policy & Law Meat Hygiene & Inspection Research Methodology & Techniques Principles of Environmental Microbiology Accreditation The MSc degree is accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS). Obtaining the MSc in Environmental Health allows graduates an option to enter and complete the REHIS programme of professional training with a view to becoming an Environmental Health Officer in Scotland. Career Prospects Graduates in Environmental Health are well prepared for a wide range of professions that require intellectual flexibility and analytical skill. Many graduates from the Strathclyde programme have highly successful careers in environmental consultancy, health and safety management, food industry, public water utilities, waste management, and housing sector. 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. One option is to develop a career as an Environmental Health Officer (EHO), where the variet