Risk and environmental issues from a health perspective

Education facts

Code: RHG200

The course covers environment-related risks with a focus on vulnerability from the perspective of public health. Concepts and theories of the complex relationships between the environment, risk, and health are introduced. Health aspects of environment-related risk factors such as water pollution, air pollution, and toxicity are highlighted in relation to various vulnerable groups in society. The course introduces the dynamics of health, safety, and climate. People's vulnerability and health problems in connection with disasters are also highlighted, for example as effects of natural disasters and industrial accidents. Students carry out an independent project on environment-related health aspects, which is presented and discussed in a seminar.

Entry requirements

30 ECTS credits completed in Environmental Science, Risk and Environmental Studies, or Public Health Sciences, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Risk and environmental issues from a health perspective

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %