BL5312 NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION

Can the dead save the Earth? Natural history collections, being crucial repositories of biological specimens, are indispensable for scientific research and public education. This module highlights the importance of research and natural history collections for biodiversity conservation, with an emphasis on Southeast Asia, one of the most biotically threatened regions. Topics include the changing roles of natural history collections from the past to the future, and different aspects of specimen-based research—from the field, to the Museum shelves and public galleries, and to the world beyond, via applications in research (e.g., ecology, evolution, global change) and scientific communication. Read more here.

BL5102 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

This module introduces the scientific basis for environmental management. 

It discusses the earth’s environmental dimensions of air, water and land, and the interaction between living and non-living components.

Through this module, students will learn and appreciate the role of science in environmental management and sustainability, understand why critical thinking is key to both issues and finding solutions, explain the role ecology plays in the context of environmental science, and gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of environmental issues through real world examples and discussions.