Environmental Health (Apprenticeship) BSc (Honours) at Middlesex University

Programme overview

This is the only accredited environmental health degree in southeast England. It gives you the knowledge, skills and certifications to confidently work as an environmental health officer in any sector. The BSc Environmental Health Apprenticeship degree* is professional programme that will prepare you for a career as an Environmental Health Practitioner in the public or private UK sector. You will gain the knowledge and skills to assess and apply effective solutions to improve environmental and public health in a variety of settings.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education | Department: Department of Mental Health and Social Work | Duration: 4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (degree apprenticeship) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is vocationally orientated and designed to provide graduates with the skills necessary to analyse and evaluate environmental and health problems in scientific, technical and managerial terms. Compulsory modules include Sciences of Environmental and Public Health, Environmental and Public Health Stressors, Foundations of Environmental Science, Introduction to Law and Health Protection, Food and Safety Control, Housing Standards and Interventions, Environmental Protection, Interventions in Occupational Health and Safety, Food Inspection, Food Standards and Fraud, Communications and Public Health Interventions.

Career pathways

Completion of this degree and subsequent completion of the CIEH Chartered Practitioner Programme will enable you to be qualified as an Environmental Health Practitioner. Roles include Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner in Local Authorities.

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Entry requirements

Applicants are required to be employed in a role that will enable them to engage in work activities that are relevant to developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to operate as a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner. Individual employers will set the selection criteria for their Apprentices. Most candidates will have least one A level in a science or technology subject drawn from Chemistry, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Nutrition, Food Science or similar. Relevant or prior experiential learning may also be considered as an alternative. Evidence of the ability to successfully engage with reflective work-based learning based on pre-entry assessment. Careers. Completion of this degree and subsequent completion of the CIEH Chartered Practitioner Programme will enable you to be qualified as an Environmental Health Practitioner. You could then progress into a range of careers such as: Environmental Health Officer/Practitioner in Local Authorities. Environmental Health Professional in the Private Sector e.g. travel companies, hotel chains, supermarkets, caterers or environmental health consultancy /auditors. Working for government agencies such as Public Health England. Working within non-governmental organisations. close. Modal video. Video transcript. Back to top. pause. play_arrow. Pause motion. Quick Links. remove. Open days. Request a prospectus. Faculties and departments. Staff email. Student portal. Informati

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

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