Overview
Work in this area has expanded greatly in recent decades, and when combined with a knowledge of plant or animal identification and ecology, this Environmental Assessment course from Warnborough College develops an extremely valuable skill.
The most important basic knowledge for a career in environmental consultancy or as environmental officer is the assessment of the environment and its resilience to changes. Work in this area has expanded greatly in recent decades, and when combined with a knowledge of plant or animal identification and ecology, this course develops an extremely valuable skill.
Aims
- To appreciate the range of employment available to scientists skilled in environmental assessment
- Develop an understanding of the basics of environmental study design, analysis and reporting within a legal framework.
- Be aware of the international legislation relevant to environmental assessment
- Research the legislation which dictates the environmental assessment requirements in the student’s home country.
- Appreciate the range of environmental assessment techniques that have been developed to assess a range of situations around the globe.
- Understand the environmental assessment process in enough depth to manage a small environmental assessment.
- Write a professional environmental report.
- Prepare an environmental impact assessment including carrying out all research and writing up the actual report.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Types of Employment for Environmental Scientists
- Environmental Assessment
- International Environmental Law
- Domestic Environmental Law
- Types of Environmental Assessments
- The Design and Process of Environmental Assessment
- Writing Environmental Reports
- Research Project
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self-paced.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Environmental Economics & Policy Environmental Management Environmental Sciences View 35 other Short Courses in Environmental Economics & Policy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme