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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
Over two weeks this online course explored the physical geography and environmental science of our planet. You were introduced to the Earth’s natural systems, how they work, what controls them and how they are changing as a result of human activity. You gained an insight into studying physical geography and environmental science at university and learnt about some of the jobs graduates in this field go on to do.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Tracy Aze
Associate Professor of Marine Micropalaeontology
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain the key process of the natural environment; the hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere, and interpret them as a series of interlinked systems
- Investigate the impact of human activity on natural environmental systems
- Compare a range of approaches to environmental protection and management
- Explore the academic and employment opportunities in physical geography and environmental science
Syllabus
Week 1: The changing environment
- The changing hydrosphere
- The changing biosphere
- The changing geosphere
Week 2: Protecting and managing a changing environment
- Managing flood risk
- Biodiversity: Ecosystems out of balance
- Understanding the Earth’s systems
Issued on 28th April 2022
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