20 Environmental Impacts & Human Health Masters in United Kingdom

Master in Global Health Policy (Distance Learning)

This course aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of health determinants and outcomes that transcend national boundaries, and the policy responses required to protect and promote population health in a globalising world.

Master in Health and the Environment

Cranfield University

Environmental issues and their social and economic implications are at the top of every political agenda. Quantifying how much the environment contributes to the burden of cancer, asthma, lung and heart disease opens a new field and demands a new approach and a new breed of scientist.

Master in Waste and Resource Management

Cranfield University

The course will provide students with the breadth and depth of advanced technical and professional knowledge in waste technology and management in order to meet the requirements expected of modern waste managers working in the industrial, government and consulting sectors. The course provides an integrated and cross-disciplinary approach to sustainable waste management and its application. Students will be equipped to select and apply scientific, technical and engineering principles; assess economic consequences and risks of waste management options; and apply acquired knowledge to team working and independent problem solving.

Master in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

University of Birmingham

The Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IOEM) is a World Health Organisation Collaboration Centre in Occupational Health and has links with scientists in many countries, including Norway, Finland, United States, Taiwan, China, Chile and Brazil.

Master in Public and Environmental Health Sciences

University of Birmingham

The Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management (DEHRM) is based in the well-equipped, purpose-built facilities of the University's Public Health Building.

Master in MSc Transport Planning and the Environment

University of Leeds

Transport is a major cause of environmental impact. Whether it is air pollution, noise, encroachment on the green belt or climate change, it is widely accepted that further expansion of transport must be balanced against the environmental damage. This programme takes a detailed look at this relationship, and equips students with practical approaches to environmentally sound transport planning. Students study the core principles of transport planning and then apply these to the environmental issues. Having understood the nature of the problems, students consider how mitigation can be achieved, through a range of specific interventions.

Master in Toxicology

University of Birmingham

Toxicology relates to many aspects of our everyday activities, so a career in this field promises to provide a variety of opportunities aimed at improving the standard of life and the environment.

Master in Applied Carbon Management (Dumfries Campus)

University of Glasgow

Core courses Carbon auditing and management Climate, carbon and change Theory and principles of sustainability Environmental ethics and behavioural change. Optional courses Climate change: impacts on ecology Sustainable Buildings Environmental economics Sustainable energy technologies Tourism sustainability and climate change Policies for sustainability and development

Master in Biodiversity, Wildlife & Ecosystem Health (online Distance Learning)

The University of Edinburgh

The MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health aims to meet the demand for interdisciplinary training in understanding and managing the natural environment. With numerous environmental threats, it is important that people fully understand the complex relationships between human populations, wildlife and the ecosystems in which they live. There is more emphasis than ever before on a holistic approach to conservation management, to assess and accommodate the needs of all aspects of ecosystems, with the ultimate goal of sustainable ecosystem use to preserve the long-term potential of habitats and species diversity in both the developing and developed world.

Master in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Newcastle University

The MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare is a specialist degree programme designed to further your knowledge and understanding of domestic and captive animal behaviour and welfare; and to develop your skills in the ethical management of domestic and captive animals. It will prepare you for a professional career in the management of animal behaviour in domestic or captive settings, including clinical animal behaviour counselling. The programme corresponds exactly with the ASAB Accreditation Committee’s academic requirements for Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourists (CCABs), and course accreditation is currently being sought.

Master in Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University is pleased to introduce a new two year master's degree course in occupational therapy, which will provide individuals who already have a relevant bachelor’s degree the opportunity to study an occupational therapy degree at master’s level. On successful completion of the degree you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council as an occupational therapist.

Master in Environmental Governance

University of Essex

This inter-disciplinary course, taught by a number of departments and the cross-departmental Centre for Environment and Society, is suitable for those interested in the environment and the processes, institutions and policies that determine how it is managed.