Environmental Studies - Online Course

Environmental Studies - Online Course

This is an introductory course. It aims to provide you with a better understanding of the physical surroundings of the world we live in. By studying the environment you should increase your awareness and understanding of the world, you should begin to notice things in your surroundings which you didn\'t notice before, and you will increase your appreciation of the complexities and intricacies of the natural and man made world which you live in.

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Course Outline
Course Code: 
VEN100
Duration: 
100 hours - Access for 12 months
Delivery: 
Online
Certificate: 
Statement of achievement
Lesson Structure: 
  1. Living Things
  2. Basic Ecology
  3. Global Environmental Systems
  4. Environmental Problems
  5. Conservation
  6. Acting Locally: Thinking Globally
Aims - the learning objectives of the course: 
  • To understand the binomial system of classifying living things
  • To understand the use of keys to identify living things
  • To grasp the basics of ecology (the relationships between living organisms and their environment)
  • To have a basic grounding in Earth Science and an understanding of global environmental systems
  • To understand the Earths major environmental problems and how they have come about
  • To gain an understanding of conservation and its importance to individuals and the world
  • To learn a range of ways to reduce the environmental impact of ones actions at home and globally