Qualification -Certificate In Environmental Studies

  ONLINE STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

COURSE STRUCTURE

This course consists of 6 modules:

Content

To obtain this certificate you must satisfactorily complete all assignments and pass an exam in each of the following six subjects.

• Environmental Assessment
• Wildlife Management
• Introduction to Ecology
• Conservation and Environmental Management
• Trees for Rehabilitation

Plus 1 elective module/subject. Select one of the following:

• Botany 1
• Environmental Waste Management
• Earth Science

INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY (BEN101)

This subject has 7 lessons as follows:

1. Ecosystems and Populations
2. The Development Of Life
3. Animals, Parasites and Endangered Species
4. Fungi, Tundra, Rainforests and Marshlands
5. Mountains, Rivers and Deserts
6. Shallow Waters
7. Ecological Problems

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT (BEN205)

The course is divided into nine lessons as follows:

1.     Introduction To Wildlife Management
2.     Wildlife Ecology
3.     Wildlife Habitats
4.     Population Dynamics
5.     Carrying Capacity
6.     Wildlife Censuses
7.     Wildlife Management Techniques
8.     Wildlife Management Law And Administration
9.     Wildlife Management Case Study Research Project

CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (BEN201)

This course has 8 lessons as follows:

1. An Introduction To Ecology
2. A Perspective On Environmental Problems
3. Pollution and Industry Effects On The Environment
4. Water and Soil
5. Vegetation Conservation and Management
6. Animal Conservation and Management
7. Marine Conservation and Management
8. The Future

ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE (BEN 301)

There are 8 lessons in this course as follows:

1.     Types of Employment for Environmental Scientists
2.     Introduction to Environmental AssessmenT
3.     International Environmental Law
4.     Domestic Environmental Law
5.     Types of Environmental Assessments
6.     The Design and Process of Environmental Assessment
7.     Writing Environmental Reports
8.     Research Project - The student will carry out a small environmental assessment and write it up as a professional report.

TREES FOR REHABILITATION (BHT205)

There are ten lessons are as follows:

1. Approaches To Land Rehabilitation                                 
2. Ecology Of Soils And Plant Health
3. Introduction To Seed Propagation Techniques                  
4. Propagation And Nursery Stock.
5. Dealing With Chemical Problems                                   
6. Physical Plant Effects On Degraded Sites
7. Plant Establishment Programs                                       
8. Hostile Environments
9. Plant Establishment Care                                              
10. Rehabilitating Degraded Sites

BOTANY I (Plant Physiology and Taxonomy) (BSC104)

The course is divided into 10 lessons as follows:

1. Taxonomic Classification of Plants
2. Cells and Tissues
3. Specific Vegetative Parts of a Plant
4. Flowers and Fruit
5. Seed and the Developing Embryo
6. Photosynthesis and Growing Plants
7. Respiration
8. The Role of Water
9. Movement of Water and Assimilates through a Plant
10. The Effects of Tropisms and Other Growth Movements

EARTH SCIENCE BEN204

There are nine lessons in this module as follows:

1.     Structure and Forces
2.     Rocks and Minerals
3.     Surface Changes
4.     The Oceans
5.     Air and Weather
6.     The Greenhouse Effect
7.     Global Weather Patterns
8.     Geological Time
9.     Modern Environmental Issues

Course Duration:

Each module should take approximately 100 hours to complete, taking the complete course to a 600 hour duration. You are able to work at a pace which suits your situation.

Modules

Core Modules	These modules provide foundation knowledge for the Qualification -Certificate In Environmental Studies.
	Introduction To Ecology BEN101
	Conservation & Environmental Management BEN201
	Trees For Rehabilitation (Reafforestation) BHT205
	Wildlife Management BEN205
	Environmental Assessment BEN301
Elective Modules	In addition to the core modules, students study any 1 of the following 3 modules.
	Botany I - Plant Physiology And Taxonomy BSC104
	Earth Science BEN204
	Environmental Waste Management BEN202

Note that each module in the Qualification -Certificate In Environmental Studies is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.