Women in environmental biology
Beginner
Online
3 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the course
Readings
- Organization of the course and evaluation
- About the certificate
- Solving doubts and technical issues
- FAQ - General topics
- FAQs - Assessments and Certificate
Videos
- Introduction to the course
- What is biodiversity? (Part I)
- What is biodiversity? (Part II)
- Citizen science as a tool to study biodiversity
- Opening the door to the plant world
- Why are flowers so important?
- Plants: how can we study them?
- Interview to Núria Gaju Ricart
- Interview to Sandra Lavorel
- Opening the door to the animal's world
- What do I see when I snorkel?
- The invisible world under the sea
- Why are insects so important?
- Vertebrates: how can we study them?
- Interview to Morgane Tidière
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 1
Videos
- A look into ecology
- Discovering freshwater ecosystems
- Going deep into marine ecosystems
- What do we know about forests?
- Global change: Changing the Earth
- Climate change and its effects on Human Health
- How can we stop global change? (Part I)
- How can we stop global change? (Part II)
- Interview to Sandra Brucet Balmaña
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 2
Videos
- Human health depends on the environment
- A major health problem: Pollen and allergies
- Could humans live without bacteria?
- Ethnobotany: relations between humans and plants
- Benefits of nature on human health and well-being
- Nutrition and contaminants in the food chain
- Agriculture and soils in the contemporary world
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Genetic Improvements in Agriculture
- Insights of the sustainable fisheries
- Interview to Rosa Maria Poch
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 3
Videos
- Insights into ecofeminism
- Culture of peace and sustainability
- The key for the future: environmental education
- What are ecosystem services?
- The Red List of threatened species
- The role of zoos in conservation biology
- Past, present and future in marine conservation
- Stories about consevation of big mammals (I)
- Stories about consevation of big mammals (II)
- Closure
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 4