ESS+syllabus

=Topic 1: Systems and models= Time - 5 hours

=Topic 2: The ecosystem= Time 31 hours
 * 1) Structure (4 hours)
 * 2) Measuring abiotic components of the system (1 hour)
 * 3) Measuring biotic components of the system (4 hours)
 * 4) Biomes (3 hours)
 * 5) Function (7 hours)
 * 6) Changes (7 hours)
 * 7) Measuring changes in the system (5 hours)

=Topic 3: Human population, carrying capacity and resource use= Time 39 hours
 * 1) Population dynamics (5 hours)
 * 2) Resources—natural capital (8 hours)
 * 3) Energy resources (4 hours)
 * 4) The soil system (4 hours)
 * 5) Food resources (6 hours)
 * 6) Water resources (3 hours)
 * 7) Limits to growth (2.5 hours)
 * 8) Environmental demands of human populations (6.5 hours)

=Topic 4: Conservation and biodiversity= Time 15 hours
 * 1) Biodiversity in ecosystems (3 hours)
 * 2) Evaluating biodiversity and vulnerability (6 hours)
 * 3) Conservation of biodiversity (6 hours)

=Topic 5: Pollution management= Time 18 hours
 * 1) Nature of pollution (1 hour)
 * 2) Detection and monitoring of pollution (3 hours)
 * 3) Approaches to pollution management (2 hours)
 * 4) Eutrophication (3 hours)
 * 5) Solid domestic waste (2 hours)
 * 6) Depletion of stratospheric ozone (3 hours)
 * 7) Urban air pollution (2 hours)
 * 8) Acid deposition (2 hours)

=Topic 6: The issue of global warming= Time 6 hours

=Topic 7: Environmental value systems= Time 6 hours

=Total teaching hours=

The course has a content of 120 teaching hours

=Practical Work= include page="ESS practical work"