- Degree awarded
- MSc (PGDip, PGCert exit awards), CPD
- Duration
- MSc 1 year full-time, MSc 2 or 3 years part-time
- Entry requirements
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We require a good honours degree (Lower Second or above), preferably in a science discipline. If you do not have a science background, please contact pgtaught.cbm@manchester.ac.uk. Our admissions team will refer you to our programme director. In lieu of the usual entry requirements, extensive professional experience, coupled with evidence of further training or qualifications, will be considered.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form . See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | N | N | Y | Y |
| PGDip | N | N | N | Y |
| PGCert | N | N | N | Y |
Course overview
- Join the largest and longest standing programme of postgraduate occupational hygiene in the UK.
- Learn from a diverse teaching team; our faculty consists of chartered occupational hygienists, clinically-trained doctors, occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, epidemiologists, AI technologists and statisticians.
- Follow a syllabus accredited by the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) and become a BOHS student member.
- Take modules that are approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) London and Royal College of Physicians (London and Ireland).
- Join an international community of professionals from various industries and contexts, including oil and gas, manufacturing, military, hospitals, chemical engineering, enforcement agencies and GP practices.
- Learn professional skills in the investigation, evaluation and control of hazards in the workplace, including chemical, physical and biological agents.
- Study when it suits you with our full or part-time online blended learning courses.
- Participate in international debates about the critical challenges concerning leadership of occupational health teams at a senior management level.
Open days
The University holds regular open days, where you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and find out more about our facilities and courses. On this day, you will find out more about the course and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have. For more information, see Open days .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £14,500
International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,000 -
MSc (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £5,800 for year 1 and 2, and £2,900 for year 3
International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,600 for year 1 and 2, and £5,800 for year 3 -
PGDip (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £5,800
International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,600 -
PGCert (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £2,900
International, including EU, students (per annum): £5,800
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
UK students opting for MSc 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time course of study may qualify for a PGT loan from the UK government. Please see our university pages or contact admissions.
Students studying our MSc course over 3 years part-time may also be eligible for a postgraduate loan if there is no other suitable full time equivalent course available in the UK at the time of application. Please contact admissions for more information.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition and administration costs during your studies.
Please note: The fees do not cover any costs for travel, accommodation, professional exams, etc.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for international students for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
A number of our students are sponsored by their employers or the governments of their home countries.
Additional expenses
The University permits applicants with comparable previous experience to submit an application for consideration of Accreditation Prior (Experiential) Learning (AP(E)L). The maximum AP(E)L is 15 credits to a PG Cert, 45 credits to a PG Dip and 60 credits to an MSc.
If your AP(E)L application is successful, the University charges £30 for every 15 credits of AP(E)L. The overall tuition fee is adjusted and then the administrative charge is applied.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Team
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4563
- pgtaught.cbm@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/public-health-data/masters/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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