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Overview
Climate Change and the Polar Regions - Tools for the Climate Crisis at FutureLearn is created by Professor Mark Brandon MBE who has been leading Polar Research at The Open University for 20 years and has spearheaded the OU’s contribution to landmark BBC series, such as Frozen Planet and Blue Planet 2. He is joined by Dr Ella Gilbert, who has undertaken remote Antarctic fieldwork and is passionately committed to communicating about science in an accessible way to reach and engage wide and diverse audiences.
What skills will you learn?
- Recording and analysing climatic data
- Effective communication of the complex evidence of climate change
- Critical thinking
- To perform simple experiments to enable you to make your own interpretations of environmental issues
- To use different pieces of evidence to draw stronger conclusions on climate change
- The ability to better understand familiar and unfamiliar environmental topics
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Climate Change and the Polar Regions: Tools for the Climate Crisis
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
10 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Climate Studies & Meteorology Environmental Sciences View 15 other Short Courses in Climate Studies & Meteorology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This is an introductory course and no previous skills or experience are required for this microcredential other than a willingness to engage in real-world climate change issues.
- This course would suit those with a scientifically curious mind and those who are comfortable with a cross-disciplinary approach. For example basic maths (subtraction, addition and multiplication) and basic graph reading skills are needed to support conclusions, and geopolitics are discussed in the context of the sustainable management of these regions.
Tuition Fee
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International
649 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 649 USD for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
649 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 649 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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