
MSc in Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law
Birmingham, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 11,340 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for home Students |for overseas students: £29,340
Introduction
This flagship 1-year program is the first to offer Master’s students a comprehensive approach to tackling pollution by combining 21st-century toxicology with a foundation in environmental law.
Build the skills to protect a healthy environment
Offered through the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ), this course delivers an essential skill set for resolving the present-day challenges faced by communities coping with industrial pollution.
This unique program fills a gap identified both by students seeking real-world impact and by partners in community organizations, green industry, and government. Sustainability-minded organizations across sectors have a growing need for team members who can navigate the complexity of environmental problems and solutions.
Graduates of this program will understand not only what the latest science is revealing about toxic chemicals but also the legal and policy structures by which lasting change is made.
Why study this course?
Solutions-oriented professional development
This course prepares graduates to bridge the current gap between scientific knowledge and real-world environmental protection. Whether you envision yourself working in government, research, the nonprofit sector, or the green industry, understanding both the science and the law positions you for a solutions-oriented career path.
Learning at the speed of change
You’ll dive straight into the most advanced scientific approaches to understanding human and environmental health hazards, learn how to utilize AI and data modeling tools and understand the evolving landscape of environmental law and policy. Course lessons are tailored to emerging issues and state-of-the-art technology, and will be regularly updated.
Taught by today’s pioneers and leaders
Course instructors are at the forefront of sustainability science, regulation, and community engagement, leading some of the most comprehensive efforts to align environmental science and law. Visit the CERJ projects page to see where your instructors are currently engaged with UK, EU, and global initiatives.
Hands-on experience in problem-solving
Your capstone project pairs you with mentors and partner organizations to tackle a real-world problem using what you’ve learned in both law and science. This comprehensive approach enables you to make a difference during your time in the program and build a track record of success as a change-maker.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Global Masters Scholarships
£2,000 to kick-start your studies. Birmingham has a proud heritage of removing barriers to education to enable the most academically talented students to fulfill their potential in learning and education. This award is available to all international students from a selection of countries who are seeking to study a taught Masters's degree at Birmingham in the 2024/25 academic year.
Birmingham Masters Scholarship
Our Birmingham Masters Scholarship offers £2,000 via a tuition fee discount, to support the brightest and best applicants undertaking Masters study at Birmingham during 2024-2025.
Curriculum
- New Approach Methodologies for Regulatory Toxicology (Biosciences, 20 credits, compulsory).
- Metabolism and Mechanisms of Toxicity (Biosciences, 20 credits, compulsory)
- Environmental Protection and Pollution Control (Law School, 20 credits, compulsory).
- Regulatory Science and Toxicology for the 21st Century (Biosciences, 20 credits, compulsory)
- Environmental and Energy Regulation (34794, Law School, 20 credits, compulsory)
- Environmental Analysis and Modelling (25556, GEES, 20 credits, compulsory)
- Interdisciplinary Individual Project (Biosciences, 60 credits, compulsory).
Summer School: There is a ‘Science Summer School for Environmental Justice’ one week before Welcome Week, which is designed to teach students the relevant skills required to understand the content of the MSc. As students joining this MSc may be from diverse undergraduate backgrounds, this summer school is intended to ensure everybody begins the MSc with the same relevant knowledge.
Further, for students joining the MSc with little to no experience in law, an ‘Introduction to Law Summer School’ will be offered to teach crucial legal skills to ensure understanding of the MSc content.
The Summer Schools come highly recommended but are not included in the formal mandatory program. To ensure flexibility and accessibility, a corresponding Canvas online course containing session recordings and additional resources will be provided to students.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Studying an MSc in Human and Environmental Health with law will allow you to develop specialist knowledge in both the biological approach of assessing Human and Environmental Health and the legal approach at protecting Human and Enviornmental Health. This allows graduates to pursue careers as impactful environmental scientists, researchers, regulators, and changemakers. The MSc will also allow students to develop a wide range of transferable skills that can be used for a wide variety of careers, not solely across Environmental Science and Law.
Graduates will have developed skills to enter the workforce through six key areas:
- Government
- Regulatory Agencies
- Industry
- NGOs
- Research
- Higher Education
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.