Queen's University Belfast

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 £1,500
  • International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship

    Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.

    Up to £2,000
  • International 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 £1,500
  • LLB Senior Status International Scholarship

    Scholarships Value - £4000

    Up to £4,000
  • Queen's Loyalty Scholarship

    20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.

    Up to 20% of fees
  • Queen’s Family Scholarship

    20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.

    Up to 20% of fees
  • Royal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme

    Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000

    Up to £5,000
  • The 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 fees
  • Vice 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

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