Environmental Courses

Learn how to generate renewable, clean, alternative energy.

• Climatic conditions affect how plants grow.

Study Conservation online with ACS Distance Education 
Develop a foundation for managing conservation of different environments. 

• Water and Soil
• Vegetation Conservation & Management
• Animal Conservation & Management
• Marine Conservation & Management
• The Future              

Study Earth Science by Distance Education 

Earth Science develops an ability to identify and describe the Earth, its structure and explain processes that affect change in the structure and composition of the earth. Learn about:

• rocks and minerals,
• meteorology,
• global weather patterns,
• the oceans,
• surface chances (eg. earthquakes and volcanoes),
• geological time and more.

Study Ecotourism Course by Distance Learning

• conduct tours, overnight walks and treks
• find employment with an ecotourism business
• develop self-guided interpretive walks.

Study this course in Environmental Assessment from home with our school. Are you looking to work as an Environmental Consultant? Learning to conduct an environmental assessment and produce a report to improve your employment or business opportunities. 

Topics covered include:                                           

• Pre-purchase inspections,
• Background data,
• Flora and Fauna Surveys, 
• Types of Assessments including: Impact Assessment,  Risk Assessment,  Audit,  Design Process of Environmental Assessment and Writing Environmental Reports),
• Detection of Pollutants and Remediation of Polluted Sites,
• Use of Plants, 
• Environmental Law, and
• Open Space Management Plans.

Do you want to expand your skill set to include the ever growing field of environmental chemistry?

Understand how chemicals affect our world in every facet of life from the food we grow and eat to the air we breathe.  

Environmental chemistry will help you achieve an understanding  of chemicals in every facet of our world, thus leading to better management of our environment. It begins with an understanding of the changes brought about by intense food production, manufacturing and efforts to improve health. In the past, as we tried to grow more and better produce using chemicals inputs, we have been relatively oblivious to the changes these caused in the environment, but today's level of scientific understanding leaves us with no excuse for ignorance.

Study this course online with our school. Learn how waste is disposed of through natural processes and how to harness those processes to better manage waste disposal. The course covers such things as:

• water quality and treatment,
• recycling,
• domestic and industrial waste and
• management of toxic waste.

Study online with our school. In this course you will learn about living organisms, the places they live, and the relationships that occur between them and their environment. This course covers general principles of ecology that can be applied anywhere on our planet. 

The course also covers many aspects related to ecology including:

• Animals
• Plant communities and habitats
• Landscapes and
• Environmental Issues such as Greenhouse Effect, Ozone and Waste

Study Nature Park Management

Develop an understanding of the natural environment and basic ecological principles, and learn a variety of skills including:

Basic ecological principles, basic gardening and nature park design, erosion control, weed control and tree surgery and a lot more.

A nature park is any area that aims to preserve a natural environment or natural plant or animal life. It may includes any the following:

• gazetted wilderness areas such as a national park
• wildlife reserves
• forest reserves
• zoos and wildlife parks
• botanical reserves
• council parks
• recreation reserves

Study this course with our school from home. Would  you like to develop your skills to undertake the management of  the practical aspects of nature parks?

This course is a natural progression from Nature Park Management I, but can be taken in its own right. It concentrates more on native plants and using them to create natural, balanced ecosystems. Over 15 lessons you also learn to:

• create nature trails
• build rockeries and pathways
• construct ponds and watercourses
• design picnic grounds and animal enclosures
• market a nature park, and lots more.

Are you interested in knowing more about the plants around you?

Would you like to understand how they grow in such a vast range of environments?

This Plant Ecology Course will help you to understand the nature and principles of plant ecology and apply that understanding to plant cultivation.

This course provides a solid basis for anyone interested in working in: 

• Horticulture
• Environmental Science
• Botany
• National Parks and Reserves
• Forestry
• Agriculture and
• Plant Nurseries.   

Study Online When it Suits You!

Learn to Improve Land and Soil Quality by Growing the right tree in the right place

 This course develops an understanding of environmental systems and the rehabilitation of degraded landscapes. You learn about seed collection, storage and germination, propagation, plant selection, establishment techniques, controlling pest & disease after planting.

Student Comment: 'I definitely learned a lot from [the course) but it was also beneficial in affirming [and raising my confidence] in what I already knew.' Katrina Merrifield, Masters Conservation Science, NZ, Trees for Rehabilitation course

• Learn to design, implement and assess water management plans and procedures
• Learn about the importance of water resources and how water conservation measures are used in different contexts.
• Improve your ability to design water conservation management plans in a wide range of industries.

Study Wildlife Management from home with ACS Distance Education