We at ECEHH, University of Exeter Faculty of Health, lead two key education offers:

Masters in Environment and Human Health, September 2024

Nature and Health CPD course, March 2024

MSc Environment and Human Health

On this Masters in Environment and Human Health you will investigate the intricate relationships between contemporary global human health and the environment. 

You’ll explore how factors such as climate change, air pollution, microbes, social inequalities and access to green and blue spaces impact health and wellbeing, whilst critically analysing evidence from a range of qualitative and quantitative sources. 

• The programme is delivered in person on the Penryn campus OR online, allowing you the flexibility to study from wherever you are in the world. 
• The programme is strongly linked to the research of the world-leading European Centre for Environment and Human Health, with contributions from other experts from the University of Exeter and key partners in health and environment sectors.
• Part-time registration (2 or 3 year part time routes) is structured to permit study alongside existing work or other commitments where feasible.
• Once registered, if you wish and dependant on relevant module availability, you can choose to undertake an optional specialism in Pandemics or Global Health for the full MSc award (including 2-yr and 3-yr part time routes).
• Subject to funding, this programme offers students and recent alumni the opportunity to apply for a grant to support attendance at an academic or professional conference in environment and human health as part of the de Freitas Conference Bursary.
• Upon graduation you will be well placed to move into a range of rapidly developing professions in environment and human health.

Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and the programme has been designed to enable you to enact meaningful change in any setting. The course connects strongly to the world-leading research of ECEHH, covering key theories, concepts and evidence on issues such as:

• The health impacts of global environmental change
• The social determinants of health and health inequalities
• The complex relationships that exist between human health and the environment
• The potential of using natural environments to improve human health and wellbeing

For more information and registration visit the course webisite.

Nature, Health and Well-being CPD Course

Dates:  11th, 14th, 18th and 21st March 2024

Venue: Online via Zoom

There are many health risks associated with exposure to natural environments – allergies, ticks, drowning, algal blooms, antimicrobial resistance, to name a few. However, this course takes a much more positive view of the nature-health nexus. It investigates how natural environments can benefit the physical and mental health of humans in a variety of different ways and how this topic has become increasingly important in policy.

About the course

This course will explore how natural environments can benefit the physical and mental health of people in a variety of different ways. It will address the relationship between nature and health, how the relationship works, why this matters for the environment, public health and sustainability, as well as how you can apply these learnings in your own practice.

This course investigates the potential for the natural environment to be harnessed as a resource to improve human health and wellbeing.  The potential mechanisms, moderators, and applications for these health benefits will be explored, considering large data sets and key studies linking nature and exposure and health, both within the UK and around the world.

Led by national and international experts from The European Centre for Environment and Human Health, this four-day course will be delivered virtually. 

What will you learn

• What’s the relationship between nature and health? 
• How does the relationship work – by which mechanisms? 
• Who does nature-health work for (and not work for)? 
• Why does this matter for the environment, public health and sustainability? 
• How can you apply these learnings in your own practice? 

CPD Accreditation

‘Nature, Health and Wellbeing CPD Course’ has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 14 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).

For more information and registration visit the course webisite.