MSc Planetary and One Health at University of Liverpool

This 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. Our 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.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This module will prepare students to undertake their MSc research project. Students will work in collaboration with their research project supervisor to devise a plan of work aimed at developing the knowledge and skills that will be required for the MSc research project. Compulsory modules in semester one include Biological Data Skills, Introduction to Ives Research.

Career pathways

Graduates 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.

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