Toxicology and Environmental Health
Toxicology and Environmental Health deals with the health risks of exposure to potentially harmful agents in the environment, in the workplace and through the food chain.
This Master's programme is organised by the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), an inter-faculty institute of Utrecht University.
Risks are a part of life. We perceive, ignore and experience and take risks every day. Most of us would prefer to live long and healthy lives, and so risks (especially unnecessary ones) are to be avoided, though not necessarily to the exclusion of all else. The MSc Toxicology and Environmental Health focuses on the assessment of environmental risks.
Knowledge and skills
In this programme, you will acquire knowledge and practical skills in the recognition and evaluation of human and animal exposure to potentially hazardous factors in the environment, in the workplace and in the food chain. Possible effects on ecosystems are also examined. This knowledge will be gained through qualitative and quantitative analysis in both fundamental and applied research.
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