Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

SDS 115 — Introduction to Environmental Science

SDS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the essential elements matter; Education 1010 New
• enumerate the mode of interaction between earth and the energy systems
• describe the role of humans in the environment
• state the essential roles of the energy system
• describe the causes of environmental hazards like air pollution, erosion, drought and others; and
• present an overview of the principle practices of environmental conservation

Course contents

What is environmental science. The Nature of the Environment . Basic elements of matters and composition. Composition mode of interaction. Environmental interactions, cycles and systems. Earth Sciences, formation and structure of the earth. The earth as a system – weathering, evolution of landforms, coasts, estuaries and sea levels.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study SDS 115.

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