Environmental Health and Safety

The Master of Science program in Environmental Health and Safety is designed to provide multidisciplinary training to current and prospective environmental professionals. The curriculum covers the scientific, technical, legal and social issues that underpin environmental health practices, food safety, hazards and risks assessment, and occupational health and safety. Currently, this is the only environment-related MSc program in Hong Kong that focuses on health and safety issuess. We aim to educate students with cutting edge knowledge in environmental health and safety, and equip them with the skills to integrate the knowledge into real life situations and identify emerging environmental problems.

Required courses

• Environmental Health and Safety
• Marine Ecotoxicology
• Environmental Diseases and Microbiology
• Food Safety Contro
• Case Studies in Environmental Risk Assessment
• Pharmacology, Toxicology and Health

Electives

• Environmental Hazard Identification
• Conservation and Sustainable Development
• Pollution Monitoring and Control
• Environmental Health Research Project
• Occupational Health and Safety

Requirements

• Applicants to the Master of Science in Environmental Health and Safety Program must hold a Bachelor's degree in Life Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science or a related field from a recognized university or approved institution, with honors not lower than the second class or with an overall GPA not less than 70%. 
• You will fulfill the English Language requirements with one of the following proficiency attainments:TOEFL-iBT 80, TOEFL PBT 550, IELTS Overall score: 6.0
• You are required to nominate 2-5 referees to support your application. Upon your application submission, the referees will be invited by email to complete a reference report online. Referees may attach additional reference letters to the online report if they wish to.
• Remember that you will need to send official documents to substantiate your qualifications/ exam results after accepting an admission offer. 

Scholarships

• UC RUSAL PG Exchange Award