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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
A Beginner's Guide to Environmental Science: Wicked Problems and Possible Solutions
This course provided learners with the fundamentals of environmental science and the 'wicked problems' we face as a society living on a finite Earth. Multiple topics in human population, resources and pollution, atmospheric composition and air pollution, fossil fuels and renewable sources of energy, conservation and environmental management were explored with learners encouraged to interact and comment as a learning experience.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Nathan B. English
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Ecology, CQUniversity
Central Queensland University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify fundamental concepts in environmental science
- Explore the wicked problem of human demography and the ecological footprint we leave
- Investigate our earth's atmosphere and global climate change
- Compare types of waste and learn behavioural changes can help to reduce your impact on the environment.
Syllabus
This course provides an in-depth introduction to:
- Environmental issues
- Renewable energy sources
- Conservation and environmental management
- Wicked problems in environmental management
Issued on 2nd January 2022
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