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Now you can turn your passion for the environment into one of many rewarding environmental careers. Stratford's conservation/environmental science education course can help you learn about a variety of environmental conservation and sustainability topics, including ecosystems, biopersity, renewable energy and pollution and much more.
Conservation / Environmental Sciences Course Outline
Conservation/ Environmental Science Module 1
Introduction to Environmental Protection, Natural Systems and Human Systems
- Environmental Science and Critical Thinking
- Environmental Protection and Sustainability
- Understanding the Root Causes of the Environmental Crisis
- Principles of Ecology: How Ecosystems Work
- Biomes and Aquatic Life Zones
- Self-Sustaining Mechanisms in Ecosystems
- Human Ecology: Our Changing Relationship with the Environment
- The Population Challenge
- Measuring Population Growth and Its Impact
- Stabilizing the Human Population: Strategies for Sustainability
Conservation/ Environmental Science Module 2
Resource Issues: Solutions for a Sustainable Society
- Creating a Sustainable System of Agriculture to Feed the World's People
- Preserving Biological persity
- Grasslands, Forests, and Wilderness: Sustainable Management Strategies
- Water Resources: Preserving Our Liquid Assets and Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems
- Nonrenewable Energy Sources
- Foundations of a Sustainable Energy System: Conservation and Renewable Energy
- The Earth and Its Mineral Resources
- Creating Sustainable Cities, Suburbs, and Towns
Conservation/ Environmental Science Module 3
Learning to Live with the Earth's Carrying Capacity
- Principles of Toxicology and Risk Assessment
- Air Pollution and Noise: Living and Working in a Healthy Environment
- Global Air Pollution: Ozone Depletion, Acid Deposition, and Global Climate Change
- Water Pollution: Sustainably Managing a Renewable Resource
- Pests and Pesticides: Growing Crops Sustainably
- Hazardous and Solid Wastes: Sustainable Solutions
- Environmental Ethics: The Foundation of a Sustainable Society
- Sustainable Economics: Industrial Nations
- Sustainable Economic Development: Developing Nations
- Law, Government, and Society
About Stratford
Stratford Career Institute is a privately owned correspondence school established in 1991 that offers at-home vocational training programs to students in North America
Stratford’s founders saw a need to meet the emerging education needs of today’s busy adult. Understanding the value and convenience of distance learning, they set out to develop an innovative style of correspondence education that would allow individuals to get a quality education – at home.
With more than one million students enrolled, Stratford has earned its reputation in the delivery of quality at-home career training.
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