Master of Science in Environmental Health

Admission criteria

The following shall be eligible for admission into the Master of Science in Environmental programme:

The Master of Science in Environmental Health programme shall admit holders of a bachelor’s degree from any recognized institution of higher learning in Environmental Health, Public Health or in any other related field with a minimum average grade of 50%. The minimum average shall be computed based on final year grades. For applicants with grade point average (GPA) grades, the requirement shall be a holder of a bachelor’s degree from any recognized institution of higher learning in Environmental Health, Public Health or any other related field with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on 5.0 GPA scale and 2.25 on a 4.0 GPA scale.

Programme Structure

The programme is modular with each module being of 12-credit point value. Each credit represents 10 hours of student learning, endeavour and assessment. All modules are examinable and a student should pass all modules. Each student must complete ten compulsory modules, and must obtain at least a total of 120 credit points to fulfil the coursework requirements for the programme.The student must also attend compulsory research methods seminars to be organised by the department.

Preparation for the Dissertation

During the second semester of the first year, one of the modules is Research Methods in which students are required to undertake concept and proposal development. The concept culminates into a research proposal which is supposed to be defended before data collection and analysis. There are a number of workshops covering different areas such as research ethics, clarification of research methods, statistics, problem identification, concept writing and proposal development.

Programme exits

Postgraduate diploma

A student who has been credited with at least 120 credits at Postgraduate Level, and who cannot progress further on the programme, will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Health.

Master’s Degree

A student, who has been credited with at least 240 credits at Postgraduate Level comprising 120 credits from coursework and 120 credits from dissertation, will be awarded a Master of Science Degree in Environmental Health