Environmental Science Courses and Certifications

Natural Attenuation of Groundwater Contaminants: New Paradigms, Technologies, and Applications

510 ratings at Coursera

Explore groundwater contaminant attenuation processes, technologies, and applications. Learn about biodegradation, abiotic degradation, storage mechanisms, and monitoring techniques for effective implementation of Monitored Natural Attenuation.

• Coursera
• 1 day 3 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment

583 ratings at Coursera

Explore fire's impact on society and nature, learn about fire safety solutions, and understand the role of fire protection engineering in mitigating risks and losses.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors

178 ratings at Coursera

Explore postharvest loss prevention in grains, covering supply chain activities, economics, and global stakeholders. Learn strategies to enhance food security and sustainability worldwide.

• Coursera
• 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life

222 ratings at Coursera

Explore energy sources, environmental impacts, and everyday applications. Learn about fossil fuels, renewables, nuclear power, and innovative technologies shaping our future. Gain insights into global energy challenges and potential solutions.

• Coursera
• 1 day 23 hours 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Museum of Natural History

The Dynamic Earth: A Course for Educators

230 ratings at Coursera

Explore Earth's 4-billion-year history, from geological time scales to plate tectonics. Gain insights into atmospheric evolution and local geology, with resources for classroom implementation.

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Nitrogen: A Global Challenge

20 ratings

Learn about the global nitrogen challenge, how nitrogen has helped human civilization to develop, and how its misuse now threatens us. This course is also available with captions in the following languages: Bengali Bhutan Chinese Dari Hindi Hungarian Ma…

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering: Physicochemical Technology | 水处理工程：物理化学方法

3 ratings

探索水处理工程中的物理化学技术，包括凝聚、沉淀、过滤等主要单元。学习基本计算方法、结构组成、运行特性，以及最新技术进展，为环境工程专业奠定基础。

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Discovering the Basics of Wetlands

11 ratings at Coursera

Explore wetland formation, hydrology, soils, and biodiversity. Learn about ecosystem services, conservation issues, and adaptations of wetland organisms to their unique environment.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Wetland Delineation Fundamentals

Master wetland delineation through field indicators of hydrology, hydric soils, and vegetation. Learn remote identification techniques and report writing for accurate environmental assessments.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Mitigating the Human Impact on Wetlands

Explore human impacts on wetlands, conservation efforts, and restoration techniques. Gain insights from professionals and learn about laws, regulations, and innovative approaches to wetland management.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of Maryland;  University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Stakeholder Outreach: Effective Communication of Complex Environmental Threats

9 ratings at edX

Learn how to engage communities through powerful storytelling, data visualization, and persuasive presence to motivate action on complex environmental projects.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

McGill University

Natural Disasters

4 ratings

Learn the science behind different types of natural disasters and our ability, or inability, to control and predict these events.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Nitrogen-related field measurements

8 ratings at edX

Good measurements are key for tackling the nitrogen challenge. Our landmark course gives you guided training in everything from greenhouse gas flux measurements, through ammonia flux measurements, to a number of plant and soil nitrogen measurements.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Role of Social Sciences in Nitrogen Research

5 ratings at edX

Humans play a key role in sustainable nitrogen management: how we contribute to nitrogen pollution, how we perceive it, and how we act on it. In this course, we present the exciting ways the social sciences can be used in the field of nitrogen research.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nitrogen Pollution - Threats to Tropical Coral Coasts

This course explores how nitrogen interacts with the marine environment and the associated threats of nitrogen pollution caused by human activity, using tropical coral reefs and seagrasses as model ecosystems.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)