
Planetary Health
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
This Postgraduate Certificate combines two complementary areas: global and local health inequality, and the relationship between healthcare systems, sustainability and planetary health. Students critically explore how social, political, economic and environmental determinants shape health outcomes, and develop evidence-informed strategies to reduce inequities in practice. Alongside this, they examine the environmental impact of healthcare, low-carbon approaches to care delivery, and leadership for sustainable transformation across health systems.
It is ideal for nurses who want to strengthen advocacy, lead service improvement and contribute to more equitable, resilient and sustainable models of care.
Key highlights
- Combines health inequality with sustainability and planetary health
- Explores social, political, economic and environmental determinants of health
- Develop evidence-informed strategies to reduce health inequities in practice
- Examines healthcare's environmental impact and low-carbon care delivery
- Builds leadership skills for sustainable transformation across health systems
- Designed for nurses seeking to strengthen advocacy and service improvement
Scholarships
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary
Approximately £1500 depending on funding available.
Early Confirmation Award
Funding Amount - £1500
Up to £1,500International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000International Undergraduate Scholarships
This award is £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study; £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.
INTO Progressors Scholarship
£1500 reduction in tuition fees for first year of study.
Up to £1,500LLB Senior Status International Scholarship
Scholarships Value - £4000
Up to £4,000Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesQueen’s Family Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesRoyal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme
Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000
Up to £5,000The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of feesVice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Undergraduate
50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse
- Sustainability Lead (Healthcare)
- Public Health Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Health Inequalities Lead
- Service Improvement Lead
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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