Course Code : ABF 220

Course Title: Global Environmental Issues

Weekly lecture and application hours of the course: 3-0

Course Description:The module aims to provide an introduction to key global environmental problems by examining the issues, the underlying science and the potential solutions and to link these to the acquisition of core skills. The main themes are waste management & disposal, air and water pollution and the science of climate change and its impacts on our world.

Textbooks and supplementary books:

  1. Global Environmental Issues, Frances Harris, Wiley and Blackwell.

Course Evaluation:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95%compulsory