B.Sc. · Undergraduate
Environmental Health & Safety
- Degree
- B.Sc.
- Level
- Undergraduate
Programme overview
This program trains students to safeguard human health and ecosystems by managing environmental hazards and ensuring workplace safety. It combines public health, environmental science, and industrial safety management to prepare graduates who can identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to pollution, waste, chemicals, and occupational hazards. With Africa's growing industries and urbanization, this program produces professionals who ensure that development does not compromise health and safety.
Curriculum
Year 1
31 courses- 01General Biology
- 02General Chemistry
- 03Academic Writing
- 04Introduction to Public Health
- 05Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- 06Year 2
- 07Environmental Toxicology
- 08Occupational Health & Safety
- 09Microbiology for Health
- 10Statistics & Data Analysis
- 11Waste Management & Pollution Control
- 12Year 3
- 13Industrial Hygiene & Safety
- 14Environmental Policy & Regulation
- 15Hazardous Materials
- 16Management
- 17Risk Assessment & Management
- 18Research Methods in Health & Safety
- 19Year 4
- 20Environmental Health Management
- 21Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
- 22Environmental Auditing
- 23Capstone Project
- 24Professional Internship (industries, NGOs government agencies)
- 25Sample Courses
- 26Occupational Health & Safety Management
- 27Environmental Toxicology
- 28Risk Assessment & Industrial Hygiene
- 29Waste & Hazardous Materials Management
- 30Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response
- 31Environmental Policy & Regulation
Course lists are indicative and may be updated as the programme is accredited and reviewed.
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