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University of Birmingham: Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law
| Institution | University of Birmingham View institution profile |
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| Department | College of Life and Environmental Sciences |
| Web | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk |
| pg@contacts.bham.ac.uk | |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This MSc programme is a special educational offering of the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ). This MSc is an interdisciplinary, cross-college master's programme predominantly involving Life and Environmental Sciences and the College of Arts and Law.
Chemical pollution is responsible for three times more annual premature deaths than malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. This MSc explores recent scientific and technological methodologies that allow for greater understanding of chemical toxicity, thus paving the way for evidence-based actions via a range of potential governance interventions that make the environment safe from toxic chemicals and defend people's rights to a healthy environment.
Graduates of the programme will have gained the analytical, rhetorical and collaborative skills and confidence to effectively use scientific evidence to advocate on behalf of the environment. This programme will offer different routes for students to specialise in areas related to regulation, industry, NGOs, and scientific research.
Why study this course? - Collaborative, cross-college teaching – The MSc in Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law is distinctive in prioritising collaboration. We understand that the problems caused by pollution on health and the environment are multifaceted and cannot be tackled with Science or Law alone. Instead, this MSc allows you to develop expertise in BOTH science and law, empowering you to become a knowledgeable environmental changemaker.
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Future-minded – This MSc provides students with the skills to become the leaders, regulators and changemakers of tomorrow. The MSc will be delivered by leading environmental lawyers, toxicologists and bioinformaticians who are already pioneering modern, collaborative regulatory science for the UK, EU and beyond.
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A unique experience – While most postgraduate taught Master’s degrees silo students in a single academic discipline, the MSc in Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law allows you to develop your competencies across science and law from two of the University of Birmingham’s academic colleges to gain a truly unique set of skills.
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An opportunity to apply transferable skills – Regardless of your background in Biology or Law, this programme will enable you to integrate your undergraduate knowledge and apply it to a broader context, allowing you to become knowledgeable changemakers with an understanding of both the science and law needed to defend people’s rights and protect environmental health.
Summer Schools: If you are successful in your application, you will be invited to attend the Summer Schools hosted by the MSc Human and Environmental Toxicology with Law teaching leads during the week before Welcome Week.
The Science Summer School for Environmental Justice and the Law Summer School for Environmental Research are designed to ensure that students coming into the MSc have the same basic knowledge of scientific and legal theories to understand the MSc Course Content.
We appreciate that not all students will be able to attend these Summer Schools face-to-face, so a corresponding Canvas Course will be created. This will contain session recordings and additional resources so that everybody has access to this information at the start of the MSc.
MSc
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | A 2:1 or higher in a relevant undergraduate discipline (relevant = biological or legal) A Level - minimum 3 A-Levels is required with an A/B in at least two Science A Levels (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics) ((other A Levels considered if they contained empirical study and quantitate analysis)). |
| Location | Main Site Academic and Student Division Birmingham B15 2TT |
Fees
| England | 11340 GBP for Year 1 |
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| Northern Ireland | 11340 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 11340 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 11340 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 29340 GBP for Year 1 |
The University of Birmingham is a truly vibrant, global community of staff, students and researchers. As a founding Russell Group member and consistent top 100 university, Birmingham is recognised internationally for excellence in teaching and research and provides the best possible teaching, research facilities and support services to ensure postgraduates reach the peak of their potential.
With over 600 taught programmes and a wealth of research opportunities to choose from, Birmingham has one of the most extensive postgraduate course portfolios in the UK enabling you to work and study alongside world-leading academics in a diverse, multicultural community of over 14,000 …
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