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Environment, Climate Change and Health (M.Sc.) at University of Bayreuth

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary English-taught Master's programme (M.Sc.) on causal relations between environment, climate change and health, drawing on natural science, economics, law and social science. Focuses on environment- and climate-related diseases, prevention and mitigation strategies, and adaptation policies. No part-time option.

Faculty: Faculty of Law, Business and Economics  |  Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Location: Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

120 ECTS: basic natural science for environment, climate change and health (30), specialisation in an international context with a lecture series and method seminars (25), electives in climate, environmental change or health (25), an 8-week internship preferably abroad (10) and the master thesis (30).

Career pathways

(Inter)national companies and research facilities, United Nations programmes, political institutions and consulting, Public Health Service, consumer associations, media, hospitals and health facilities.

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Entry requirements

English at C1 level or equivalent and German at A1 level are required for admission.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)

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