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21 Full-time Short courses in Environmental Sciences

Ecology: Living Landscapes in the West of Ireland
The new and exciting Ecology: Living Landscapes in the West of Ireland course of the University of Galway offers students practical experience of the natural environment in the west of Ireland. It provides students with survey skills to identify natural resources, and develops their skills to evaluate the sustainable use and conservation of Ireland’s ecological resources.

Adventure Guide
This Adventure Guide from Thompson Rivers University combines classroom instruction with courses in wilderness travel, canoeing, rock climbing, mountaineering, whitewater kayaking and more.

Air Pollution
This Air Pollution course at Newcastle University will discuss major pollutants, their sources and their effects (environmental and health).
Applied Environmental Sciences
The Applied Environmental Sciences at Royal Roads University will help you chart a path post-certificate. You may complete our undergraduate diploma and degree or start a meaningful career in science.
Basic Tree Survey and Inspection
The Basic Tree Survey and Inspection course at the Royal Agricultural University is aimed at those keen to learn how to identify hazardous trees, determine the level of risk and then decide an appropriate course of action.
Housing, Community and the Built Environment
This Housing, Community and the Built Environment programme offered at Liverpool John Moores University provides a critical understanding of how housing, communities, and the built environment interact.
Regenerative Materials - Structural Specialisation
The Regenerative Materials - Structural Specialisation programme offered by ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology focuses on the structural specificities of earth, bio-based or re-used materials in buildings used as load bearing walls or structures.
An Urbanising World - Cities, Capitalism and the Environment
Urbanisation is one of the most crucial processes of change in the world today. It is also one of the most hotly debated topics across the social sciences. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the An Urbanising World - Cities, Capitalism and the Environment programme.
Environmental Auditing and Management Systems
This Environmental Auditing and Management Systems module at the University of Surrey will explore the dominant, practical and topical concerns surrounding environmental auditing and environmental management systems.
Air Quality Management
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Management short course.
Governing Climate Change - Theory and Practice
This Governing Climate Change - Theory and Practice course from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will examine different approaches for coping with climate change: international agreements, market-based solutions, civil-society and corporate actions.
Advanced Measurements of Air Contamination, Noise and Vibrations
The goal of the Advanced Measurements of Air Contamination, Noise and Vibrations course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology is to provide the student with in-depth knowledge of measurement and analysis techniques with respect to air pollution, mainly organic and non-organic particles, and sounds and vibrations.
Environmental Science and Society
This Environmental Science and Society module at the University of Surrey will introduce key theoretical concepts in the physical and natural sciences and their importance for sustainable development and the complex interactions between scientific knowledge, uncertainty and public policy.
Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment
In the Environmental Aspects of the Built Environment course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, you will develop your understanding about the interplay between humans, buildings and the surrounding environment as well as strategies for reducing environmental impacts from buildings.
Growing Infrastructure
Infrastructure Asia (InfraAsia), World Bank Group (WBG) and Singapore Management University (SMU) have joined hands to develop a bespoke Growing Infrastructure course that builds leadership capabilities within the infrastructure sector across the region.
Sustainable Development Academy
The Sustainable Development Academy offered by Sustainable Development Academy allows participants to engage critically and effectively with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Air Quality Assessment
The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) is pleased to offer an exciting Air Quality Assessment short course.
Green Leadership (Intermediate)
This Green Leadership (Intermediate) course at the University of Roehampton is designed to equip you with the leadership skills and environmental knowledge necessary to drive sustainable change within organisations.
Environmental Justice in Theory and Practice
This Environmental Justice in Theory and Practice summer school from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam delves into environmental justice, asking: who benefits, who loses, and why? You'll engage with contemporary philosophical debates, real-world case studies, and justice movements from around the globe.
Trade, Development and the Environment
Some of the most complex problems in global politics exist at the nexus between international trade, development and environment. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Trade, Development and the Environment programme.