SPS461 : Introduction to environmental science / Faculty of Education

This course is designed for students whereby they will learn about aspects pertinent to environment which incorporates fields like biology, chemistry, Earth science and physics which applicable to the study of the environment. Increasing awareness of the consequences of environmental degradation and human population growth, together with the need to conserve biodiversity and ensure the sustainability of human activities had caused increasing demand for specialists capable of solving environmental problems. Hence, this course provides students with the skills to identify and understand the risks posed to the natural environment by various human activities and help them to understand how society responds to environmental crises and opportunities. Overall, this course tries to help students to have deep understanding about the environment in which the knowledge gained from this course could help the students in offering mechanisms to enhance environmental quality especially through teaching and learning process.