MSc in Environmental Health Science
It is a two years MSc degree programme. The goal of this MSc programme is to produce high calibre environmental health professionals that can manage, train and conduct basic and applied research so as to respond to the prevailing and/or emerging environmental health problems in the country. Disease prevention and control also needs global link and cooperation and the MSc programmealso includes and addresses the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) in relation to health.
Program Objectives
- To train environmental health professionals who are capable of designing environmental health policies and/or legislation, standards and guidelines related to environmental health disciplines.
- To train environmental health professionals who are cable of developing and executing appropriate low cost environmental health technologies to solve communities problems
- To produce competent environmental health professionals that will be engaged in teaching environmental health undergraduate students in health training schools and other settings.
- To train environmental health managers who are capable of planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating environmental health services and programs in theMinistry of Health and other governmental and non-governmental sectors in the country.
- To train professionals on aspects of applied research with adequate insight to solve the existing problems.
- To produce professionals who are able to develop and use appropriate technology relevant to existing situation of Ethiopia.
- To produce professionals that can respond to existing and emerging environmental health issues at different sectors
- To produce professionals who can involve in environmental policy and decision making system at various levels
- To produce professionals that are able to undertake basic and applied researches in Environmental Health area
- To produce professionals that will ensure sustainable development in the nation
Admission Requirement
Bachelor degree graduates who have pursued a minimum of three years of higher education institution in the fields of health sciences (BSc in Environmental Health, BSc in Nursing, BSc in Laboratory Technology, BSc in Pharmacy, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dentistry, BSc in Health Officer, BSc in Health Education, BSc in other health related fields . Candidates shall pass the entrance exam prepared by the department to be enrolled as an MSc Environmental Health student. In addition, other rules and regulations of the university shall be implemented.
Duration of the program
The training will be given for two years. If a candidate is failed to finish his courses and thesis work in two years, he/she will be given one more year to accomplish the remaining courses and defending the thesis. Otherwise the rules and regulations of the university will be strictly applied.
Graduate Profile
Graduates of Master of Science in Environmental Health are going to be involved in:
- Teaching at higher education institutions in Environment and Health and public health related areas
- Providing consultancy services for different organizations in areas of Ecotoxicology, human Toxicology, Food safety, Ecosystem health and Disease Ecology, waste management and related area
- Undertake Environmental Impact Assessment on area which need the study and giving consultancy services to organization/companies about Environmental Impact assessment
- Will be involved in policy and decision making in Environmental health related problems
- Work in industries and other occupational settings as environmentalists
Graduation requirement
- A graduate student must obtained a minimum CGPA of 3.00 at the end of the study period.
- A graduate must obtain a maximum of one C grade in non-specialty courses as well as in CBTP, DTTP and Graduating thesis.
- Other rules and regulations of the University will be applied.
- Degree nomenclature
Up on successful completion of the study programme graduates will be awarded a degree entitled:
in English “Master of Science in Environmental Health”, and
in Amharic “በአካባቢ ጤና አጠባበቅ የማስተርስ ዲግሪ”
Course List
Courses to the programmeare divided into compulsory and selective courses. Interested, students will be allowed to take additionally a maximum of two optional courses in consultation with the department and research advisor.
| Compulsory Courses | |||
| S.No. | Courses | CrHr | Remark |
| Principles and Current Topics in Environmental Health | 2 | ||
| Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment | 2 | ||
| Environmental Pollution and Control | 2 | ||
| Food Microbiology and Chemistry for Safety | 2 | ||
| Water supply and Public Health | 2 | ||
| Waste management and Public Health | 3 | ||
| Environmental Impact Assessment | 2 | ||
| Industrial and Occupational Hygiene | 2 | ||
| Environmental Epidemiology | 2 | ||
| Advanced Biostatistics | 2 | ||
| Human Toxicology | 1 | ||
| Advanced Medical Entomology | 2 | ||
| CBTP | 3 | ||
| DTTP | 3 | ||
| Educational Tour | 1 | ||
| Graduate Thesis | 6 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 37 + 4= 41 | ||
| Elective Courses | |||
| 2 | Environmental Chemistry | 2 | |
| 3 | Advanced Ecology | 2 | |
| 4 | Environmental Microbiology | 2 | |
| 5 | Pollution Impact of Pesticides | 2 | |
| 6 | Environmental Policy and Law | 2 |
Course breakdown by semester
| Year I Semester II Only Two Selective course | ||
| Course code | Course Title | CrHr |
| EnST 603 | Environmental Chemistry | 2 |
| EnvH510 | Advanced Ecology | 2 |
| EnST 601 | Environmental Microbiology | 2 |
| EnST 609 | Pollution Impact of Pesticides | 2 |
| EST 703 | Environmental Policy and Law | 2 |
| Total | 8 |