This document outlines the detailed syllabus and project instructions for an Environmental Studies course. The syllabus covers 7 units: the nature of environmental studies; natural resources; ecosystems; biodiversity and conservation; environmental pollution; social issues and the environment; and human population and the environment. The project requires students to research and write a 30-page report on one of 9 topics related to the environment, following specific formatting and content guidelines. Students must submit their project by the end of April or early May.
This document outlines the detailed syllabus and project instructions for an Environmental Studies course. The syllabus covers 7 units: the nature of environmental studies; natural resources; ecosystems; biodiversity and conservation; environmental pollution; social issues and the environment; and human population and the environment. The project requires students to research and write a 30-page report on one of 9 topics related to the environment, following specific formatting and content guidelines. Students must submit their project by the end of April or early May.
This document outlines the detailed syllabus and project instructions for an Environmental Studies course. The syllabus covers 7 units: the nature of environmental studies; natural resources; ecosystems; biodiversity and conservation; environmental pollution; social issues and the environment; and human population and the environment. The project requires students to research and write a 30-page report on one of 9 topics related to the environment, following specific formatting and content guidelines. Students must submit their project by the end of April or early May.
This document outlines the detailed syllabus and project instructions for an Environmental Studies course. The syllabus covers 7 units: the nature of environmental studies; natural resources; ecosystems; biodiversity and conservation; environmental pollution; social issues and the environment; and human population and the environment. The project requires students to research and write a 30-page report on one of 9 topics related to the environment, following specific formatting and content guidelines. Students must submit their project by the end of April or early May.
Detailed Syllabus Unit I: The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies
Unit II: The Natural Resources
• Non- Renewable Resources • Forest Resources. • Water Resources. • Mineral Resources. • Energy Resources. • Land Resources. • Conservation of Natural Resources.
Unit III: Ecosystem
• Producer’s, Consumers and Decomposers of Ecosystem. • Energy Flow in the Ecosystem. • Food chains. • Ecological Pyramids. • Forest Ecosystem. • Desert Ecosystem. • Marine Ecosystem. Unit IV: Biodiversity and It’s Conservation • National Biodiversity. • Mega Biodiversity. • Hotspots of Biodiversity. • Threats of Biodiversity. • Endangered and Endemic Species.
Unit V: Environmental Pollution
• Air Pollution. • Water Pollution. • Soil Pollution. • Noise Pollution. • Thermal Pollution. • Disaster Management. • Role of Individual in the Prevention of Pollution.
• Global Population Growth. • Global Warming. • Spread of Diseases. • Arsenic in Drinking Water. • Cancer. • Environment and Human Rights related to Environment. Project Work
Basic Instructions: • Use a shoe-lace file. • Use an inter-leaf copy. • Use blue or black ball point pen for writing the contents. • Pen of any color can be used for writing the headings. • Number of pages must be 30. • Drawings are allowed. • Printouts of Illustrations are allowed. • Cover with brown paper. • Write topic name, your name, College UID number, University Roll number and University Roll number on the cover page.
Content of the Project
i. Acknowledgement (Thankfulness). ii. Introduction of the topic. iii. Details of the topic. iv. Conclusions & Recommendations. v. Bibliography (Do not write google.com, Wikipedia.com, etc. Write the name of the books you took reference from.) vi. Web Resources (If you take reference from the internet, make a separate page for writing the web resources, i.e., links.) Topics
