The importance of the environment for health and development

Education facts

Code: FHAMH1

The aim of the course is to investigate how environmental factors and contexts influence human health and development. The course begins in the historical emergence of environmental epidemiology and applies broad perspectives to examine different environmental factors that can affect our health in the long or the short term. Various types of environmental contaminants and pollutants, which may have an impact on air and water quality for example, are described and linked to routes of exposure relevant for children and adults, for instance in indoor environments.

Entry requirements

60 ECTS credits in a main area of study, plus upper secondary level Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3 and English 6, 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.

• The importance of the environment for health and development

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 8 November 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %