Create a safer community
A qualification in environmental health will set you on a path to an exciting professional career in human health protection, combating threats to their health from built and natural environments.
You will study topics such as food safety, water quality, pollution, workplace monitoring and contaminated site assessment to create and maintain safer communities.
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What makes studying environmental health at Massey unique
- Our environmental health qualifications are recognised by the Ministry of Health as meeting qualification requirements for environmental health officers. Our qualifications are also recognised as a suitable background for employment of Environmental Health Officers in Australia.
- You'll gain the valuable skills wanted by employers.
Qualifications in human health protection
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health – GradDipEH
If you’re interested in protecting people’s health and wellbeing at a local community level, the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health is for you.
Environmental Health – Bachelor of Health Science
Protect people and communities from threats to their health from built and natural environments, with the Bachelor of Health Science (Environmental Health).
Hear from Dr Nick Kim as he discusses the benefits of studying environmental health with Massey
Careers opportunities
By studying environmental health with Massey, you'll be ready for a wide range of careers with great job prospects including:
- Environmental health officer or health protection officer
- Environmental health manager or policy specialist.
What our students say
“The programme was very applied – there were plenty of examples and fieldwork to ensure students had hands-on experience with the methods and techniques for environmental sampling and analysis.”
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“The staff at Massey University helped me find my way and set me in the right direction to achieve what I wanted. There is no doubt that without the support from my lecturers I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
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