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Tackling Environmental Challenges for a Sustainable Future Course - University of York

Online, United Kingdom

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

4 weeks

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Part time

STUDY FORMAT

Distance Learning

Key Summary

About: This online course from the University of York examines how environmental research informs responses to global challenges. Explore sustainable solutions to melting glaciers, plastic pollution, energy use, biodiversity loss and the Sustainable Development Goals. Start and learn at your own pace; course content highlights research methods, case studies and policy links from York academics and industry experts.

Career Outcomes: You'll prepare for roles in environmental science and sustainability. Potential careers include environmental analyst, sustainability officer, conservation practitioner, policy advisor, and environmental educator. These paths suit work in government, NGOs, research, consulting and industry sectors and climate change adaptation roles.

Discover how environmental research can inform how we respond to and solve the major global environmental issues of today.

Explore sustainable solutions to environmental issues like changing glaciers

Our energy use is unsustainable, we’re producing waste plastic that’s endangering oceans, and large parts of the natural world are disappearing. We know our planet is facing huge environmental challenges, but what are we doing to solve them?

In this course, you’ll discover how the environment is studied and learn how research at the University of York is helping to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems.

The course will encourage you to reflect on the importance of a more sustainable future for our planet and will introduce you to the role the Sustainable Development Goals can play.

When would you like to start?

Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.

Available now

Who will you learn with?

David Rippin David Rippin is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography and a glaciologist. His research focuses on understanding how glaciers move and how their behaviour is affected by climate change.	Bryce Stewart Bryce is a Senior Lecturer whose work has ranged across temperate and tropical seas. He specialises in improving the management of fisheries and studying the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas.	Brett Sallach Brett is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York and studies the fate and effects of emerging pollutants in the environment.

Karen Parkhill I am an Associate Professor in Human Geography with expertise in public and stakeholder attitudes to energy and environmental risk issues (e.g. climate engineering and climate change).	Joshua Kirshner Joshua Kirshner is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography in the University of York’s Department of Environment and Geography. My research focuses on urban development and climate planning and energy.	Eleanor Jew Eleanor Jew is a Lecturer in Environment and Development at the University of York, teaching on a BA in Global Development, a new degree course. Her research addresses land-use change in Africa.

Who developed the course?

University of York

The University of York combines the pursuit of academic excellence with a culture of inclusion, which encourages everyone – from a variety of backgrounds – to achieve their best.