Message from the HOD
You are welcome to the Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The University adopted the Faculty system in 2016, which gave birth to the Department of Environmental Science on the 12th of July 2016.
The Department currently has one (1) undergraduate programme in B.Sc. Environmental Science and Resource Management. The programme commenced in the 2012/2013 academic session. The components of Environmental Science incorporate the study of the environmental, physical, chemical and biological processes that take place on the earth, as well as the social, political, cultural and laws processes which impact the planet’s sustainability and environmental quality.
Studying environmental science provides you with a broad understanding of the current environmental issues and challenges on a local, national and global scale. Areas, covered include environmental: Biology, Geography, Geology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Soil Science and Resource Management.
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As an environmental science student, you will strive to understand the complex relationship between mankind and the environment, drawing on a diverse range of disciplines as listed above. In addition, the programme will equip you with the skills and knowledge for a range of jobs in areas such as conservation sustainability, environmental research and education.
Thus, this Programme seeks to promote science by developing graduates who would acquire the basic knowledge and skills through hands-on experience, field trips and supporting use of technologies such as virtual and dry laboratories, as well as other ODL infrastructure to ensure no barriers to learning and access in line with the Open and Distance Learning (ODL), mode of operations. You are therefore encouraged to have a copy of the faculty handbook, practical and field trip manual and periodically browse through the course materials during and after the programme to be appropriately and adequately guided in decision-making and proffering solutions to environmental problems as a stakeholder.
On behalf of the entire academic members of the Department, Faculty and Management, we welcome you to the programme.
Dr. Henry Usiobaifo Agbebaku,
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
The B.Sc. Environmental Science and Resource Management undergraduate degree formed one of the programmes that were to be offered at the commencement of academic activities in the University in 2003. The B.Sc. structure (Outline Programme Proposal and Detailed Programme Proposal), of the programmes was approved by the senate of the University. The B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Science and Resource Management programme finally commenced in the 2011/2012 session along with other Departments of the Faculty. The B.Sc. programme provides constituent courses to other programmes in other Faculties of the University. The programme is intended for students who are primarily interested in a career in academics and professional environmental management or wish to have a thorough knowledge of environmental science and resource management acquire a basic understanding of environmental problems and proffer solutions in preparation for professional challenges or advancement to graduate school in environmental resource management or other related discipline in environmental sciences/studies. In the year 2015, the programme secured its full accreditation. The programme has been in existence for about twelve (12), years now across the NOUN Study Center nationwide. In the last convocation in the year 2023, the Department graduated on the 13th of April 2024 with a total of Five Hundred and Sixty-Nine (569) graduates for the programme. Currently, the registered active student population for this course is across the 115 Study Centres Seven Hundred and Eleven (711), and still counting as of the 2024_1 academic session. Facilitators for this course are over 100 in number with qualifications not less than a Master’s and PhD Degree. The Department is set to commence the Postgraduate Degree programs in Environmental Resource Management across the Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s and PhD Degrees in earnest.
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Description of the Programme
The B.Sc. degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management is a four (4) years duration program. The program covers the basic principles and components of environmental, biological, chemical and physical sciences. This is with the inclusion of social sciences and Law components to gain an understanding of human interactions and laws governing the environment for sustainability and environmental quality. This degree program will equip the environmental managers of the present and future generations with the scientific background and the ability to apply it to real-life environmental problems with soluble measures. The programme applies scientific principles and management objectives to a range of ecological problems such as environmental pollution, ecosystem conservation and restoration, climate change and mechanisms for their mitigation, including legislation.
Our Vision
The B.Sc. program will produce skilled manpower, and trained students specifically for environmental surveillance, monitoring and management of environmental resources on the earth’s surface. The academic programme is also designed to provide the training needed for an understanding of the environment and to build upon this foundation by exploring in some depth, specific aspects such as resource depletion, recycling, re-use and the impact of science and technology on the environment.
Our Mission
The Open and Distance Learning programme of the National Open University of Nigeria has become a veritable tool of national development. The mission statement of the programme is to:a. Provide a comprehensive and relevant distance learning curriculum in science-based programmesb. Produce well-informed graduates for careers in academia, industry and governmentc. Conduct high-quality research in science-related disciplines, andd. Encourage and support strong cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multi-disciplinary collaborations both within and beyond the University (nationally and internationally)
Philosophy
The philosophy of the B.Sc. Environmental Science and Resource Management programme, anchored on the Open and Distance Learning (ODL), principles of accessibility and flexibility. The program is to produce graduates who are environmentally literate, conscious, sensitive and skilful. The program also seeks to produce graduates who can make an objective contribution to national development by providing a solution(s) to natural and man-made environmental problems arising from environmental abuse and making the surface of the earth to be functionally habitable, sustainable and a projection of future challenges. The program is mounted through virtual classroom instruction, learner-support laboratory practicals, ancillary
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B.Sc. Environmental Science and Resource Management
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