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Climate Change & Planetary Health (online)
We’re all familiar with news stories of wildfires, flooding, diseases. Understanding the connection between planetary and human health is vital if we want to change the trajectory and create a liveable planet for future generations. Join us to unravel the impa…
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We’re all familiar with news stories of wildfires, flooding, diseases. Understanding the connection between planetary and human health is vital if we want to change the trajectory and create a liveable planet for future generations. Join us to unravel the impact of climate change on diverse populations around the world and analyse how our behaviour influences the planet. You’ll build confidence in assessing links, anticipating problems, finding solutions and intervening early. You’ll develop specialist skills to become an agent of change. Ready to work towards a sustainable planet and healthy population? Lectures and practicals for this online programme will be delivered during the UK timezone, on weekdays, usually between 09.00-17.00. What you will learn - Find out how global environmental systems (such as heat stress, food systems, air pollution, and biodiversity loss) affect human health - Interpret studies to make informed decisions and understand theoretical underpinnings so you can turn evidence into action - Apply and evaluate methods to quantify the impact of climate change on health, policies and practices - Learn to co-develop solutions and engage with a large range of audiences to bring about change - Discover how to promote and support population health in a sustainable way. Duration This course can be studied one year full-time; part-time or split-study over two years. Delivery methods Lectures and practicals for this online programme will be delivered during the UK timezone, on weekdays, usually between 09:00-17:00.
Getting in
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The normal minimum entry requirement to be considered for master’s degrees admission at the School is at least one of the following: - hold either a first degree at Second Class Honours (2:2) standard in a relevant discipline, or a degree in — recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) for the purposes of practising — in the UK, or another degree of equivalent standard awarded by an overseas institution recognised by UK ENIC or the GMC. or - hold a professional qualification appropriate to the programme of study to be followed obtained by written examinations and judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours (2:2) degree or above. or - have relevant professional experience or training which is judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours (2:2) degree or above. Applicants for the MSc Climate Change and Planetary Health will need to provide some evidence of ability in mathematics, post-16 year education. Applicants who do not meet the minimum entry requirement, but who have relevant professional experience may still be eligible for admission. Qualifications and experience will be assessed from the application. Please visit our website for full entry requirements for the MSc in Climate Change & Planetary Health (online), including English Language requirements if English is not your first language.
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