ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

BIO 3202

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Education and External Studies

School:

School of Education (SoE)

Course Description & Objectives:

This course is meant to provide knowledge to science/biology teachers and people working in the area of the environmental and biodiversity conservation. The course presents to the learners’ scientific skills and competencies needed to protect the environment, prevent and manage common causes of loss of biodiversity, and thus fostering sustainable development by living in a clean healthy environment.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Explain the concept of natural resources and biodiversity and describe their importance.
Describe the different forms of natural resources and identify the major environmental problems affecting them.
Explain the causes of biodiversity loss.
Assess the environmental threats of natural resources in Ugandan.
Describe the approaches used in environmental management and conservation based on ecological principles in managing environmental in Secondary Schools.
Use indigenous knowledge in explaining environmental management and conservation.

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