MSc Environmental Health in Disaster

Two-year, four-semester applied science program integrating disaster studies, environmental health, engineering systems, and public-health response to prepare professionals capable of managing disasters through evidence-based analysis, planning, and intervention.
Curriculum merges disaster science, public health, engineering, environmental management, governance, and applied technologies. Emphasis on understanding disaster phenomena, risk assessment, DRR frameworks, public-health impacts, environmental-health engineering systems in disaster settings, emergency system design, project management, and research. Program uses case studies, field exposure, and an internship–dissertation model to build operational and analytical capacity.

Curricular structure (condensed)

Features

• Delivered by Central Department of Environmental Science, TU.
• Integrates engineering, public health, disaster management, and environmental policy.
• Strong technical orientation: GIS, environmental-health systems, structural integrity, emergency design, IT systems.
• Practical emphasis through internship + dissertation (10 credits).
• MCQ-based entrance exam (100 marks, 2 hours).
• All instruction aligned with DRR (UN-ISDR) frameworks.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum second division) in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Forestry, Civil Engineering, Water & Soil Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other science-related fields recognized by TU.

Admission criteria

• Must sit for TU IOST MSc entrance exam.
• Entrance exam: 100 MCQs; 2 hours; pass mark 35%.
• Admission based strictly on merit of entrance performance.

Admission process (point form)

• Submit application to TU IOST.
• Sit for entrance exam; secure at least 35%.
• Merit-based selection.
• Enroll upon departmental confirmation.

Prospect careers

• Disaster and environmental-health specialist.
• Public-health emergency planner.
• DRR analyst and program officer.
• Environmental-health engineer in disaster settings.
• Humanitarian response and WASH specialist (NGO/INGO).
• Emergency systems designer for water, waste, air, and structural integrity.
• Researcher in disaster science, health impacts, and environmental risk.
• Policy and governance roles in disaster management agencies.