Department of Environment Science
Environmental education is more than just information about the environment. Environmental education increases awareness and knowledge about environmental issues, teaches individuals to think critically; improves problem-solving and decision-making skills.Access to environmental education will help students to prepare themselves to face the effects of climate change comprehensively from a responsible citizen's point of view, defending and being consistent with these values in all areas.
Environmental education bestows students with appropriate skills, knowledge, behaviors and attitudes to cope with a rapidly changing world and climate and promotes both personal and systemic transformation towards more sustainable lifestyles. Through environmental education, they can contribute to all aspects of climate change policy making, mitigation, and adaptation
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Ms. Shilpa Thakur | Assistant Professor | |
Programme Specific Outcomes(PSOs):
The Environmental Studies major prepares students for careers as leaders in understanding and addressing complex environmental issues from a problem-oriented, interdisciplinary perspective.
PO1: To understand and evaluate the global scale of environmental problems
PO2: To provide students with a broad understanding of the relationship between humans and their environment
PO3: To prepare students for their roles, responsibilities and identities as citizens, consumers and environmental actors in a complex interconnected world.
PO4: To provide students the fundamental concepts and principles of Ecology
PO5: To make students aware of the importance of biodiversity and its conservation.
PO6: To make students analyze about the chemical processes involved in different environmental problems (air, water & soil).
PO7: To understand the historic development of international environmental law
PO8: To make students aware about the global environmental issues and their managements etc.
Course Code: ENVS2AECC02
Environmental education is more than just information about the environment. Environmental education increases awareness and knowledge about environmental issues, teaches individuals to think critically; improves problem-solving and decision-making skills. Access to environmental education will help students to prepare themselves to face the effects of climate change comprehensively from a responsible citizen's point of view, defending and being consistent with these values in all areas. Environmental education bestows students with appropriate skills, knowledge, behaviors and attitudes to cope with a rapidly changing world and climate and promotes both personal and systemic transformation towards more sustainable lifestyles. Through environmental education, they can contribute to all aspects of climate change policymaking, mitigation, and adaptation
Course learning objectives
CO1: To create the awareness of environmental problems
CO2: To impart the basic knowledge about the environment and its allied problems
CO3: To develop an attitude of concern for environment
CO3: To apply systems concepts and methodologies to analyze and understand interactions between social and environmental processes
CO4: Able to recognize the physical, chemical, and biological components of the earth’s systems and show how they function.
CO5: It helps individuals to develop an understanding of living and physical environment and how to resolve challenging environmental issues affecting nature.
Students achievements
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