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Advanced Certificate In Environmental Studies VEN002 |
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Master the basics in environmental studies! An excellent foundation course for understanding key environmental principles and issues. This course may provide a first step towards the higher qualifications needed to work in Environmental Management or Consulting or may provide a good supplement to other tertiary qualifications.
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Advanced Certificate In Wildlife Management VEN003 |
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Develop your skills to manage wildlife and enhance your career! This course provides knowledge and practical skills to people working or wishing to work in wildlife care and management. A foundation entry level course to develop skills that would be valued for working in wildlife parks, zoos, refuges or wilderness management. This course incorporates some key studies which are in demand for employees in such establishments.
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Advanced Diploma In Environmental Management VEN006 |
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Learn those in-demand environmental skills necessary for a successful career. Despite huge growth in environmental industries world wide, many graduates in environmental sciences still find a job eludes them. Often, this is because their studies have not covered the subjects and skills which are in fact providing employment opportunities. This course differs from other undergraduate environmental courses by providing a unique opportunity to develop those "in-demand" skills, whilst learning the theory.
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Conservation & Environmental Management BEN201 |
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Understand conservation management for different environments. Develop a foundation for managing conservation of different environments. The course reviews basic ecology and environmental problems such as pollution and land degradation before considering varying aspects of conservation.
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Diploma in Marine Studies VEN014 |
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Understand and develop Develop a sound knowledge of Marine Biology and Management. This 600 hour course is designed to provide a broad based, solid foundation for people working or wishing to work in Marine conservation, tourism or research. If you are seeking to work in these industries, we often find people who a certificate like this, together with an Open Water Divers Lisence and Boat Lisence are more employable than a Degree graduate.
If you want to discuss possible career paths, use our free career and course counselling service, and talk with an experienced academic.
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Earth Science BEN204 |
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Explore the science behind our planet! Earth Science develops an ability to identify and describe the Earth, its structure and explain processes that affect change in the structure and composition of the earth. Learn about rocks and minerals, meteorology, global weather patterns, the oceans, surface chances (e.g. earthquakes and volcanoes), geological time and more.
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Environmental Assessment BEN301 |
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Become skilled in assessing different Environments! Learn in this course to prepare Environmental Assessments of all kinds, to comply with national and international regulations. 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.
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Environmental Studies VEN100 |
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Understand environmental principles and issues.
An excellent introduction to environmental studies providing a broad based grounding in environmental and conservation issues, and a foundation course for higher learning.
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Environmental Waste Management BEN202 |
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Develop your understanding of all aspects of waste management! This course covers what is waste and how can be minimized, what is pollution, how waste is disposed of through natural processes and how to harness those processes to better manage waste disposal. The course covers such things as water quality and treatment, recycling, domestic and industrial waste and even the management of more toxic waste.
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Introduction To Ecology BEN101 |
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Understand the way that organisms interact with our environment! Ecology provides the link between the different branches of Life Sciences, structuring them as a complete concept of life. This course covers general principles of ecology, that can be applied anywhere on our planet.
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Marine Studies I BEN103 |
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Understand key aspects of marine environments! Develop a knowledge of marine life and ecology, whether for work or general interest. The first two lessons deal with marine environments (weather, nutrient cycle, reefs, shallow and deep water environments, etc). Lessons 3 to 8 deal mostly with marine animals, particularly more complex animals, and the last lesson considers human impacts upon marine environments.
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Marine Studies II BEN203 |
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Extend your knowledge of marine environments! This course follows on from Marine studies I, extending your knowledge of a wide variety of marine organisms. It works through many types of marine organisms, focusing mostly on those not covered as well in Marine Studies I (This includes: Protists, Sponges, Marine plants, Cnidarians, Worms, Arthropods, Molluscs, Echinoderms, Non Bony Fish, Selected Bony Fish and selected Marine Mammals).
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Ornithology BEN102 |
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Explore the wonderful world of birds! Learn with us what is a bird, how they evolved, what adaptations they developed to be able to colonize air, land and water so successfully! This course is designed for people working or wishing to work with birds and animals, life scientists and environmental researchers and consultants, amateur bird watchers, or anyone working with birds.
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Plant Ecology BSC302 |
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Understand plants and apply your knowledge practically!
Acquire a deeper understanding on the principles of plant ecology, why plants are the way they are, their relationships to other plants and living beings, how they developed in evolution and which factors determine their growth and survival. Apply that understanding to horticulture and the cultivation of plants, develop a new view on the plant world.
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Proficiency Certificate In Environmental Management VEN001 |
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Broaden your environmental management skills! A specialist qualification, designed to provide additional training in areas of environmental management where the student has not previously been involved. This allows you to broaden your attraction to employers; or to strengthen your capacity to perform in work which you are already involved.
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Vertebrate Zoology BEN104 |
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Gain comprehensive knowledge about vertebrates! This course will give you a thorough understanding of "higher" animals' zoology and evolution, together with some principles on animal ecology and morphology. You will learn with the help of highly qualified and experienced tutors. The course is accepted by some professional associations as points for their Continuing Education Recording Scheme.
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Wildlife Management BEN205 |
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Learn about managing wildlife around the globe! This course will give students a broad based introduction to wildlife management that can be applied to all types of wildlife around the globe. It can serve as a course in its own right or as part of a higher qualification in environmental or nature park management.
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