Environmental Science Courses and Certifications

Climate change

32 ratings at OpenLearn

Climate change is a key issue on today's social and political agenda. This free course explores the basic science that underpins climate change and global warming.

• OpenLearn
• 18 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Could we control our climate?

15 ratings at OpenLearn

Climate crisis is one of the grand challenges we face as a society, but it can be hard to approach as a subject. Not only can the science at times seem dauntingly complex, but the solutions are ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Introducing environmental decision making

10 ratings at OpenLearn

Many of the decisions we make have implications for our environment, particularly those concerning natural resources and waste. Taking account of environmental factors in decision making can be ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Managing coastal environments

12 ratings at OpenLearn

Coastal environments are by their nature ever-changing. This free course, Managing coastal environments, looks at the example of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England, describing how the current...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Migration

11 ratings at OpenLearn

Migration is a free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement, selection and homeostasis.

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Understanding water quality

11 ratings at OpenLearn

Please note, this course was written in 2003/2004 therefore some of the information is now outdated.

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Introducing mammals

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Mammals come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes, and yet all species have some characteristics in common. These similarities justify the inclusion of all such diverse types within the ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

9 ratings at OpenLearn

The extreme challenges of life in the polar regions require the animals who make their habitat there to make many adaptations. This free course, Animals at the extremes: polar biology, explores the...

• OpenLearn
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Eutrophication

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Managing eutrophication is a key element in maintaining the earths biodiversity. Eutrophication is a process mostly associated with human activity whereby ecosystems accumulate minerals. This free ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Surviving the winter

5 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Surviving the winter, we study one aspect of the fluctuating nature of an organisms environment. We consider how organisms living in a temperate climate, such as that in ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Supporting climate action through digital education

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Equip educators to address climate crisis through digital teaching, fostering hope, understanding, and action across sectors. Develop skills for online and blended learning focused on environmental issues.

• OpenLearn
• 16 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Seeing the light

1 rating at OpenLearn

This free course, Seeing the light, will teach you about how the Sun affects your home, both in terms of light and warmth and the energy it generates. You will learn about how it can affect your ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Climate justice for the next generation

3 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Climate justice for the next generation, frames global warming and climate change in terms of social justice, human rights and intergenerational equality and emphasises how ...

• OpenLearn
• 7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Introduction to ecosystems

3 ratings at OpenLearn

If we don't grasp why ecosystems function, it becomes harder to determine possible reasons for when they don't, and makes it difficult to identify possible environmental threats to humans. In this ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

3 ratings at OpenLearn

David Attenborough looks at life in the trees: examining how species have evolved to cope with arboreal living. In this free course, Studying mammals: Life in the trees, you will learn how lemurs, ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate