Environment school training courses in Duluth, MN (public, in-house or online)

If you are interested in training in environmental education, this certificate program is intended for you. The program is designed primarily for teachers and interpretive naturalists, but is open to anyone with a bachelor’s degree and an interest in pursuing a career as an environmental educator.

The program emphasizes interpretive skills in the natural sciences, education on environmental issues, and helping people recognize and solve potential environmental problems. Three main ar...

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The M.E.H.S. program prepares graduates for professional careers in environmental health and safety, which include occupational safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, risk management, and environmental health. The coursework includes analysis of occupational safety and health problems; accompanying problem-solving and decision-making techniques; and the application of established principles and practices of accident prevention, control, and reduction in occupational settings.

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This course educates students on the key elements of an integrated approach to environmental project management, an endeavor that requires expertise in scientific, engineering, legal, public policy, and project management disciplines. Emphasis is placed on critical factors that are often unique to a major environmental project, such as the uncertainty surrounding scope definition for environmental cleanup projects and the evolving environmental regulatory environment. The students learn to devel...

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This course examines the interrelationships between the environment and the ways in which energy is produced, distributed, and used. Worldwide energy use patterns and projections are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the electrical and transportation sectors of energy use. Underlying scientific principles are studied to provide a basis for understanding the inevitable environmental consequences of energy use. Topics studied include fossil, nuclear, and existing and potential renewable so...

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This is a multidisciplinary course that focuses on the critical assessment of science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and policy relevant to climate change and global environmental sustainability.The first half of the course actively investigates concepts and aspects of environmental sustainability, including the review of international assessments and reports and the analyses of relevant implications for human health, natural resources, energy supply and demand, and waste/pollution.The second...

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