Master of Environmental Health Sciences

• Environmental systems specialist
• Environmental scientist
• Senior research technician
• Environment reporting and analysis specialist
• Environment consultant
• Sustainability manager
• Sustainability adviser
• Community and sustainability manager
• Regulatory affairs associate
• Principal environmental officer

Higher education

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

• 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).

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

Relevant disciplines include nursing, paramedicine, environmental technology, medicine, environmental management, public health management, environmental science, science and health sciences.

English Proficiency Requirements

All applicants must satisfy the UQ English language proficiency requirements for admission.

If you've completed previous study, you may be eligible to receive credit for – or exemption from – certain subjects in a UQ program.

Physical, chemical and microbiological hazards present constantly changing health challenges. Coupled with population growth, globalisation, and climate change, the potential for emerging or re-emerging environmental health risks and threats to human health puts governments, industry and communities under pressure to adapt and apply sustainable solutions.

The Master of Environmental Health Sciences (MEnvHlthSc) is an interdisciplinary program that teaches courses relevant to environmental health practice and research. The program is a collaboration between UQ School of Public Health and the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, an internationally renowned research centre incorporating the former National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Entox).

The MEnvHlthSc aims to develop public health leaders who can effectively manage complex environmental health challenges. Such challenges require graduates to be skilled in developing anticipatory and integrated responses, which in turn rely on an understanding of the interrelationship among risk factors related to a broad range of hazards and contexts, skills in coordination across sectors and jurisdictions, as well as risk communication with communities, the private sector and government agencies.

Recommended Study Pattern

The Master of Environmental Health Sciences is a 2 year course for a full-time student. Each year consists of 2 Study Periods, also known as semesters. The recommended study pattern consists of 10 core subjects and 6 elective subjects, with 8 to be completed in your first year and 8 in your second."

Award Requirements

To qualify for the Master of Environmental Health Sciences, students must satisfactorily complete a program of study consisting of 16 subjects.