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54 Online Short courses in Environmental Sciences

Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature
In the UK, the Government’s 25-year Environment Plan aims to improve the natural environment within a generation and to reconnect people with nature. To achieve that, people everywhere need to feel that nature matters to them. University of Derby offers the Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature programme.

Health and Environment
Dalhousie University's Health and Environment programme offers you the opportunity to discover new ways to improve the well-being of your community by learning from experts in health and wellness. With its courses and certificates, you can gain valuable skills and knowledge to help others be healthy and productive.
Environment - Responding to Change
The Environment - Responding to Change module from The Open University UK will encourage you to look at these issues from multiple perspectives and to take a holistic view of environmental systems, including how we value them.
Environmental Challenges - Justice in Natural Resource Management
How do we ensure that the difficult decisions about the management of natural resources are just and fair for all? Find out on Environmental Challenges - Justice in Natural Resource Management at University of Leeds by FutureLearn.
Environmental Challenges - Human Impact in the Natural Environment
Complexity in nature arises from a myriad of simple interactions. How can this lead to an unpredictable dynamism? Environmental Challenges - Human Impact in the Natural Environment is offered at University of Leeds by FutureLearn.
Rehabilitation and Facility Development in Oiled Wildlife Response
The Rehabilitation and Facility Development in Oiled Wildlife Response course at Massey University teaches you about working in the oiled wildlife rehabilitation facility and each stage of the process from Field Stabilisation through Intake, Pre-wash care, Wash-rinse-dry, Conditioning and Release.
Arctic Meltdown
Sharpen Your Knowledge of the Changing Arctic. Master your knowledge of the Arctic, the rapid changes taking place, and their connections with Northern peoples, economies and geopolitics on this Arctic Meltdown Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder.
Climate Change and Policy
The Climate Change and Policy course at King's College London will focus on the essentials of climate science, impacts and adaptation to climate change, and international climate policy and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Air Quality Action Planning (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Action Planning (Distance Learning) short course.
Offshore Wind Farm Technology - Design, Installation and Operation
The Offshore Wind Farm Technology - Design, Installation and Operation course from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) presents video lectures, readings, quizzes and assignments. You will have the chance to interact with other professionals in the field and share knowledge and experience through online forums.
Built Environment Sustainability Assessment
EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Built Environment Sustainability Assessment programme in collaboration with UPValenciaX.
Animals and Society
During this Animals and Society Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder you will analyze the socially constructed boundaries drawn between humans and animals and review their consequences
Environmental Challenges - Scarcity and Conflict in the Natural Environment
War and conflict can severely disrupt the governance of the environment. What is the impact on both people and the environment? Find out on Environmental Challenges - Scarcity and Conflict in the Natural Environment at University of Leeds by FutureLearn.
Come Rain or Shine - Understanding the Weather
On this course Come Rain or Shine - Understanding the Weather at University of Reading by FutureLearn, you’ll explore the physical processes behind the UK’s distinctive weather patterns, through practical activities, weather experiments, and outdoor investigations.
Environmental Challenges - Hierarchy in Property Rights
How does language help us develop our relationship with nature and determine the rights of access and ownership? Find out on Environmental Challenges - Hierarchy in Property Rights at University of Leeds by FutureLearn.
Making Climate Adaptation Happen - Governing Transformation Strategies for Climate Change
Explore how adaptive governance could help policymakers plan for and manage sudden environmental changes Making Climate Adaptation Happen - Governing Transformation Strategies for Climate Change at University of Groningen delivered through FutureLearn.
Beginners Guide to Environmental Science - Wicked Problems and Possible Solutions
In this Beginners Guide to Environmental Science - Wicked Problems and Possible Solutions course offered by CQUniversity Australia we delve into the complex and challenging environmental issues that we face today, and how we can manage or even solve them.
Healthcare Environmental Services Skills
Centennial College's Healthcare Environmental Services Skills; HESS; "HESS for the Mess"; is a micro-credential college certificate of achievement program, designed to educate for the development of skills for the prevention and control of infections on all surfaces in a Healthcare setting.
Environmental Science
In this wide-ranging module in Environmental Science from The Open University UK you will learn about aspects of biology, chemistry, earth science and physics that can be applied to the study of the environment. But there is much more. The holistic nature of environmental science is stressed through studying the many links that operate between different environments.
Air Quality Management (Distance Learning)
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Management (Distance Learning) short course.