Programme Name Master of Environmental Health (Quota Based)
Programme Description
This Master of Environmental Health (MEH) programme aims to deliver specialised graduate leaders and practitioners - appropriately and incrementally skilled at a Masters level that understand how to lead society and to successfully apply risk assessment methodologies and management strategies to complex environmental health issues. Graduates are expected to apply higher order problem solving and research skills in the investigation of complex problems and research questions.
Majors Environmental Health
Minimum Requirement
1. Obtained a Bachelor in Environmental Health (BEH) or in any of the relevant discipline (Humanities, Sociology, Medicine, Research, Climate Change, etc.) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.5 and/ or out of 5.0. OR
2. Having completed the Postgraduate Diploma programme in Environmental Health (PGDEH), PGDEH (Food Safety, and Disaster Management), including Climate Change, Environmental Science/Engineering or equivalent with an overall grade ‘B-’ average or 65% and above at PGD level; AND
3. If an applicant cannot attain this grade, he/she needs to repeat a course from the relevant PGD level to improve their marks in order to qualify for do the Masters programme.
4. Applicants may also be admitted to these master’s programmes who may not meet the requirement on the years of continuous education progression, but who are able to demonstrate their ability to succeed in programmes at these levels on the basis of their maturity, work experience or prior learning. The Dean may require such an applicant to sit for any specific or general examination as a prerequisite for any such enrolment, or may restrict enrolment only to certain prescribed courses that must be passed to progress further (UASR 2017 pg 29 4.16.4.2).
5. Applicants enrolling straight for Master’s Degree level have to submit their application form together with their Research Intent. Topic of research can be students own choice or to select a topic from SPHPC research priority.
6. Students who have completed a Master’s degree in related field (Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Sociology, Medicine, Research, Climate Change, etc.), can apply to only to the Masters level courses (4 units). This is conditional and subject to Credit Transfer Clause under the UASR, however, there will be no cross-credit to the Thesis course(s). Students will also be required to submit their Research Intent with application form.
7. Regional and international applicants will need qualifications assessed by the Pacific Community (SPC)’s Educational Quality and Assessment Program.
Programme Type Masters
Credit Points Required 240
Campus Tamavua
Duration 2 Years