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Duration
1 year
Course level
Postgraduate
Qualification
Master of Science
Location
ZSL, Regents Park; Whipsnade Zoo; UCL London Bloomsbury and UCL East
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Develop the expertise needed to address environmental problems through a One Health approach, working collaboratively across ecological and social domains. 

Human-driven processes such as climate change, pollution, urbanisation and intensive agriculture are degrading biodiversity and putting increasing pressure on the planet's ecosystems, with complex consequences for health. This course provides advanced training on the impact of rapid environmental change on biodiversity, how species are adapting to anthropogenic change, and how the degradation of nature impacts people and society, including through health.

This MSc is a new type of post-graduate course taught by a truly cross-disciplinary team of scientists from UCL’s Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment and Faculty of Population Health Sciences, together with the Natural History Museum and ZSL. This breadth of teaching addresses the urgent need to produce professionals with expertise across ecology, climate change and public health. The course is primarily based at UCL’s purpose-built People and Nature Lab at the new UCL East campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford in East London. This is an exciting new cross-disciplinary research and teaching environment using innovative approaches to tackle the societal challenges posed by biodiversity loss, global ecosystem degradation and climate change, to support a more sustainable relationship between people and nature.

What you can look forward to

  • Gain a foundational understanding of the intersections between biodiversity, climate change and public health, and practical expertise in applying the most up-to-date analytical and data science tools to develop sector knowledge and operational solutions.
  • Learn alongside academics from across UCL, the Zoological Society of London and the Natural History Museum.
  • Work and network with experts from public health bodies, local and national government, and stakeholders including WHO, WOAH, FAO, UNEP, RSPB, and the UK-CEH.
  • Study in UCL’s purpose-built People and Nature Lab at the new UCL East campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London.
  • Build the programme around the aspects of the field that most interest you, with optional specialisms in areas like ecological monitoring, epidemiology, health inequalities and social determinants of health.  

Where the course can take you 

Graduates of the MSc Ecology, Climate Change and Health will leave with the practical and conceptual experience and project management skills to implement multidisciplinary approaches to tackle the grand challenges to health posed by climate change and ecological degradation, underpinned by a One Health approach. Students will also have the necessary insight to plan and undertake independent research, and the ability to report findings to a variety of audiences.

This in-depth knowledge and experiential skill set will provide you with a unique point of difference that meets a fast-growing need across all industries. For example, academic and non-academic research institutions, health agencies, local government, UK government organisations such as Defra, Department of Health and Social Care and UK Health Security Agency, environmental and health consultancies, and health, environment and climate NGOs.

Further information
  • You can find further detail on the UCL course page.
  • Find information on fees, entry requirements and how to apply on the UCL website.