Issues covered include food hygiene safety, the problems of poor housing, health and safety at work, contaminated water, noise and air pollution. Your knowledge of such issues, and training to work within the guidelines of standards and legislation, will equip you to offer advice and practical expertise to ensure adequate measures are taken to protect the human environment and health. Part-time study is possible for students employed as technicians in an environmental health agency. This programme boasts an almost 100 per cent employment record. Environmental Science BSc - students can either concentrate on human environmental toxicology, and health, law and management or focus on ecological conservation, soil ecology, aquatic environments and the analysis of a wide range of environmental issues.
Courses give a full understanding of the scientific basis of human impact on the environment.
These principles are developed through courses that examine specific environmental issues, identify solutions to problems and evaluate options from scientific and social viewpoints. Students can specialise in areas as diverse as pollution control, land and water management, and ecological conservation. Those interested in public health issues will benefit from courses within the BSc Environmental Health programme. An extramural year can be taken after the second year. Most applicants are selected on the basis of their potential, and their chance of reaching their expected grades.