Sustainable Healthcare PG Cert
Key facts
PG Cert
Part-time: 1 year
Eligible applicants: UK, international
Start Date: Every academic year in September/October
Location: University of Brighton, Falmer campus
General enquiries: For enquiries about the course or application process, please email: sustainablehealthcare@bsms.ac.uk
Applications for 2062/2027 intake will be open soon.
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Course overview
This new course launches in 2026 and is targeted at those with an interest in environmental sustainability in the health sector.
The course is taught by academic experts from a range of disciplines, and is led by the Green Healthcare Hub, a world leading research centre for environmental sustainability established at BSMS in 2025.
Our PG Cert provides an overview of this nascent field of enquiry, as well as skills analysis of environmental footprint of health systems, processes and pathways, and the tools and mechanisms to support change.
Course structure
How is the course taught?
The course is modular and designed to fit around work schedules. Modules are taught in-person at our Falmer campus to maximise learning opportunities and peer-group interaction.
All modules within the programme are also available as standalone options for those seeking Continuing Professional Development (CPD). If you prefer to take individual modules without committing to a full postgraduate qualification, you are welcome to apply for these separately.
The course covers topics including: understanding climate change; climate resilience; medical goods; pharmaceuticals; transport; estates; carbon footprinting and life-cycle analysis. To support the change leaders, we also include topics on ecological economics, policy change, and leadership.
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Modules
Post Graduate Certificate (PG Cert) 60 credits.
- MDM110B Leadership and Change Management in Clinical services
- MDM196 Principles of Sustainable Healthcare
- MDM199 Measurement and Evaluation in Sustainable Healthcare
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Who is it for?
The course is suitable for anyone working in healthcare with an interest in this topic. This may include those who have a clinical role (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals), or those involved in healthcare management or policy.
Why BSMS?
BSMS hosts the Green Healthcare Hub, the national academic centre supporting the NHS to decarbonise.
BSMS has been consistently ranked as world leading for its research in this area, and our team has been commissioned by UK government to advise on national policy. Course Leader Professor Mahmood Bhutta directs the Green Healthcare Hub, and has worked on this topic for more than two decades.
Individual module certification (continuous professional development)
Each taught module or subcomponent course from the postgraduate programmes (PG Cert, PG Dip and MSc) can be taken individually and flexibly to suit those with busy work and life commitments.
These can be accredited individually or used to build modules or programmes.
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Entry requirements
This course is open to anyone with experience of working in healthcare.
For those registering for the PG Cert, a degree qualification in a healthcare subject (including a professional qualifications) or a first or second class degree in a relevant subject are required. However we will consider applications from those with equivalent experience.
International students require a minimum IELTS score of 7.0.
For those who wish to undertake individual models for their own development (without accreditation) there are no academic requirements.
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Fees and funding
The fees listed are the overall costs for full-time courses taken in the academic year. Where courses are taken part-time over more than one academic year, fees are usually charged pro-rata for the modules taken during each academic year.
With effect from 2021/22 onwards, EU nationals starting new postgraduate courses will pay international fees and will not be eligible for student funding from the UK government. However, there are exceptions to this for Irish nationals and EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. For the latest information, please see gov.uk/student-finance. If you do not have settled status in the UK and require a work visa, then you will be fee assessed as Overseas and will therefore be subject to the International fee rate.
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Applications are made through the University of Brighton online portal.
Applications for 2026/27 intake will open soon.