BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Business & Media

MODULE: Environmental Management

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 42 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

Human impact is now a major variable in environmental change at the local and global levels. Managing that impact is therefore of crucial importance to human social and economic well-being now and in the future. Environmental management requires skills in social, political and economic analysis, as well as specialized scientific knowledge. This program shows how such skills can and have been applied in a wide range of settings for all important aspects of the environment.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Environmental Science

Natural Resource Economics

Academic Supervisor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Environmental Science

This course deals with relevant theories from physical sciences, ecology, economics, political science and other fields related to environmental studies. It presents an interdisciplinary approach to the interaction of humans and biological systems with the environment. It examines environmental problems, their prevention and possible solutions.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Natural Resource Economics

This course deals with the economic principles and policy issues in the use of exhaustible and renewable resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity. It considers the management of natural resources on a regional and international scale. It explains how public, economic and political choices affect environmental degradation and natural resources.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

Environmental Policies

This course is the intersection of social, cultural, political, and economic demands with our ecosystem and environmental resourses. It examines the theoretical and applied basis of environmental policy making, as well as the interaction between political institutions, governmental bodies, interest groups, legislative and administrative actions, and the public.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Habitat Conservation Planning

This course examines the ecological and sociological dimensions of habitat conservation planning. Topics include land use planning, natural reserve and ecosystem design. It will also illustrate recent developments in the use of mitigation land banks and habitat conservation plans for endangered species.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Natural Ecosystem Management

This course examines all the issues involved in understanding and managing human use in different natural ecosystems and protected areas (parks, beaches, forests, mountains, lakes, etc...). It integrates human impact into ecosystem management in natural and protected areas.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Environmental Impact

This course studies the theory and practice of assessing environmental impact to support a policy leading to the restoration and conservation of animal and plant diversity, and of the structure and function of disturbed ecosystems. It also provides the means to evaluate environmental degradation levels and the impact of human activity on environmental health and contamination.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Ecology & Human Impact

This course studies the relationships of live organisms, including humans, to their environment at the individual, population, and community level. It includes adaptations to the physical environment, competition, concept of the niche, population dynamics, predator-prey interactions, herbivore effects, community ecology, ecosystem structure and stability, and the use and management of resources by the human beings.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Environmental Risks

This course examines and compares different types of environmental risks and hazards from natural disasters (tornados, earthquakes and meteorite impacts) to acute and chronic health effects caused by exposure to radiation and toxic substances. It emphasizes the principles controlling the hazardous phenomena and develops methods for making reasoned assessments of the threats impact to health and wealth.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Water & Waste Sanitation

This course deals with waste sanitation and the environmental health problems concerning watersheds, water channels, river systems and the sea. It examines waste impact on the hydrologic cycle, and provides management solutions for modifying this impact on water quality, quantity and use.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Solid Waste Management

This course examines the public health, environmental, economic, and materials conservation aspects of solid wastes management; amounts and sources of solid wastes, waste reduction and recycling, methods of storage, transportation and disposal, identification of present problems and future needs. It also provides a review of the current physical, chemical, and biological methods of solid and hazardous waste management and disposal.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

International Environmental Law

This course examines the rapidly expanding body of international instruments and law that bears on problems affecting the environment. Specific topics include transboundary pollution, acid rain, ozone depletion, global warming, marine pollution, international movements of hazardous wastes, species protection, population, genetically altered foods, outer space, and the Kyoto Protocols. It looks at the international regimes on the ownership, control, and management of natural resources, including the international institutions designed to resolve disputes.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Environmental Health

This course examines the relationship of people to their environment, how it affects their physical well-being and what they can do to influence the quality of the environment and to enhance their health. It considers environmental health control programs, agencies and regulatory process.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Pollution Management

This course explains concepts and approaches to correct and alleviate the effects of environmental pollution. It examines the use of biological processes, as well as the biochemical, ecological, and physicochemical aspects for the remediation and mitigation of pollution. It reviews the most current and advanced control technologies used for management of air and water pollutants.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Environmental Management

This course examines the methods for evaluating and managing the environmental impact and performance of businesses, products, and processes. In addition, it presents a multidisciplinary approach for identifying, evaluating, and managing risks from environmental contaminants and hazards, providing remediation strategies such monitoring, containment, in-situ remediation or ex-situ treatment.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.