GraduateNursing & Health Sciences

Master of Environmental Health Sciences

University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

About this program

The Master of Environmental Health Sciences is a two-year postgraduate program at UQ's St Lucia campus that equips students to identify and resolve complex environmental health risks arising from population growth, globalisation and climate change. Students learn to assess emerging and re-emerging environmental health threats and to communicate risks and mitigation options confidently to governments, industry and communities. Graduates work in environmental health protection, public health, workplace health and safety, and policy across government, industry and consultancies.

Cost & duration

Duration2 yr
Tuition (international)A$37,700
Application feeA$100

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

1 term of coursework

  • UQ calls subjects "courses" within this program. A sample of what you will study includes: Risk Communication, System Dynamics, Introduction to Epidemiology, Introduction to Biostatistics. The exact course list and any core versus elective structure depends on the specialisation and study plan you choose, and is confirmed in the program's official course list at enrolment

Admissions

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus 1 year full-time equivalent relevant work experience in an environmental health-related setting, or a graduate certificate or graduate diploma (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below). Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications Relevant disciplines include nursing, paramedicine, environmental technology, medicine, environmental management, public health management, environmental science, science and health sciences.

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