Course overviewThis MSc programme addresses the escalating threats from emerging diseases originating from human-animal interactions, driven by environmental and climate change, global travel and trade, food insecurity, deforestation and biodiversity loss, and other human-caused factors. You’ll be part of a new cadre of scientists with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to help tackle these complex global challenges.IntroductionOur Planetary and One Health MSc programme will provide lifelong learning, technical and transferable skills, scientific training, and opportunities for employment in rapidly growing fields that address global health, environmental change, disease control, and public health implementation across the medical and veterinary sectors.You will be taught by internationally renowned infection and health scientists and clinicians in practice, to provide in-depth scientific knowledge and you will receive training for research that can be applied to academic, governmental, non-governmental, commercial, and public health settings.In addition, you will learn digital, informatic, and mapping skills and the utilisation of open-access climate and environmental data that are of increasing importance for infectious disease research and many employers.Please note that this programme is suitable for intercalating medical and veterinary students.Careers and employabilityGraduates equipped with interdisciplinary skills and expertise in this topic will be able to transition to a range of diverse career options, including public health, epidemiology, health policy and advocacy, environmental science, teaching, and consultancy.Graduates will be highly competitive candidates for positions in academia (research assistants), government agencies (e.g., UK Health Security Agency; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), international organizations (e.g., World Health Organization, UN Environment Programme), non-governmental organizationscharities (World Wildlife Fund for Nature), climate research centres, environmental consultancy firms, and companies focused on global health and environmental change.
