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Environmental Studies: A Global Perspective
Beginner
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Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 8298 | yes | Curtin University, Perth |
The Syllabus
- Introduction and overview
- What is environmental studies? It’s not environmental science, nor is it sustainability. It IS a combination of arts, social science, and science (social, political, economic, health and ecological), and how these contribute to environmental issues and solutions.
- Why study it? Because it brings together many different disciplines, environmental studies helps us tackle some of the world’s most important and complex problems, such as resource use, energy consumption and food security. Our species depends on it!
- Planet formation/rock cycle
- Climate and weather cycles
- Biological cycles – population, dynamics and nutrients
- Urban systems and cycles
- Biotic and geologic resources and biodiversity
- Soil and water resources
- Forms of energy
- Use of energy
- Population basics
- Populations over time and space
- Populations of the Global South
- Environmental Justice
- Challenges we face as a species - staying alive
- Consequences of resource use (pollution, depletion, waste, degradation)
- Types of environmental problems
- Solutions and actions
- UNESCO and UN Sustainability Goals
- Future (humans and the planet beyond 2050)