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Boston Architectural College
BAC sustainable design courses provide faculty-led, interactive, college-level instruction in a fully online format, which makes them available at any location in the world with internet access. The BAC sustainable design curriculum offers the opportunity to learn about the many ways in which buildings interact with the natural environment and the choices available to make that interaction positive. Courses can be taken individually or as part of the sustainable design certification program (GCSD).
320 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Phone: 617.585.0101
Email: ce@the-bac.edu
Website: http://www.the-bac.edu/x350.xml
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Field Techniques for Surveying Vegetation
Field techniques for surveying vegetation is a short, stand-alone tutor-led training course which is taught entirely online. It can be taken from anywhere in the world and is international in its use of case studies. It will appeal to a variety of students and practitioners in conservation and management who want training to improve their ability to conduct vegetation surveys. Topics covered include:
rationale for surveying vegetation;
choosing a vegetation survey technique;
structural methods of vegetation description;
floristic methods of vegetation sampling;
overview of quadrats, plotless sampling;
quantitative measures;
vegetation monitoring, permanent quadrats, vegetation mapping;
sampling strategy or protocol;
recording and storing data.
Each topic is covered via guided reading, online activities, and discussion forums. All reading material is embedded into the training course, but students additionally have access to the University's electronic resources and online journals, which they are expected to use for some activities. The training course in surveying vegetation takes approximately 30 hours to complete. There is a suggested calendar of activity which students can use to assist them in completing the training course within its allocated five week duration.
This is the first in our new series of postgraduate level online training courses which we are developing on ecological survey techniques.
Students who complete all tasks and contribute fully to discussions will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square
Oxford, International OX1 2JA
Phone: +44 (0)1865 286953
Email: climate@conted.ox.ac.uk
Website: http://cpd.conted.ox.ac.uk/env/courses/FTSV.asp
Bainbridge Graduate Institute
MBA in Sustainable Business
Interested in helping us change business for good?
BGI's pioneering MBA and Certificate programs prepare diverse leaders to build enterprises that are financially successful, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable.
Our innovative curriculum preserves the rigor of a traditional MBA program, while infusing sustainability—environmental and social responsibility—throughout every course.
The MBA program combines distance learning with monthly, intensive, face-to-face classroom sessions. Students build a strong, cooperative learning community with each other, the faculty and staff. Our faculty comprises distinguished business-school professors and business innovators from around U.S. and Canada with a passion for sustainability.
Find out if our MBA in Sustainable Business or one of our Certificate programs, in Sustainable Business or in Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship, is right for you.
284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 124
Bainbridge Island , Washington 98110
Phone: (206) 855-9559
Email: info@bgiedu.org
Website: http://www.bgiedu.org/
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources
"The College of Natural Resources can provide the education necessary for professional careers in conserving, using, and sustaining renewable resources. Within the college, you will prepare for a career that is personally gratifying, environmentally responsible, and of direct benefit to society.
Ranked among the best in the country, our science-based programs address the social and human elements of resource management and instill in students a sense of stewardship and land-use ethics. Our graduates are prepared to take an active role in finding new and better ways to conserve, use, and sustain the nation's vital natural resources.
Managing our natural resources requires talented, well-educated professionals. Could that be you?"
313 Cheatham Hall
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0324
Phone: (540) 231-5482
Email: vtfw@vt.edu
Website: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/
Christopher Newport University
M.S. in Environmental Science
1 University Place
Newport News , Virginia 23606
Phone: (757) 594-7613
Email: gwhiting@cnu.edu
Website: http://www.cnu.edu/bces/msenvironmentalscience.html
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