Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course introduces students to the vast and exciting field of biology through a series of active learning exercises, such as laboratory practical and field trips, with emphasis on comparative morphology, evolutionary design and ecological factors influencing changes in biodiversity over time and space.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course provides the student with a solid foundation in the principles of biology, from molecular biology to cells to the diversity of life. Topics include the structure and function of representative organisms, and their diversity. Latest advances in biology are incorporated into the course. There is also an overview of the scientific process/method, and examples are reviewed to show how the process works.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course emphasises biological functioning at the levels of population, community, and ecosystem, and is organised around the principles of energy flow, nutrient cycles, and succession. Human interventions such as urbanisation, harvesting renewable and non-renewable resources, and pollution generation are considered in relation to natural limits, natural regulations and regeneration mechanisms, and long-term ecosystem stability. Students will be able to gain the knowledge of basic ecological principles, including species interactions, energy flow, nutrient cycles and succession, and habitats and ecosystems of the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong.

Pre-requisite(s):
Nil

Course Description:
This course aims to encourage students to appreciate on the vast diversity of microorganism; provide a general understanding on the nomenclature and taxonomy of microorganisms, as well as the cell structures and functions; teach students fundamental skills in microbiology; and provide examples on the applications of microorganisms in our everyday life with emphasis on their applications in environmental science.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2003 GENERAL BIOLOGY 

Co-requisite(s):
BIOL2023 CONSERVATION ECOLOGY

Course Description: 
This course is designed to strengthen students’ knowledge and practical skills in basic laboratory techniques and develop the essential skills for conducting more advanced laboratory analyses and experimental work related to biology, microbiology, and ecology. Upon completing this course, students should be able to formulate empirically testable hypotheses derived from the observations of living processes and organisms, apply scientific reasoning skills, engage in scientific arguments and discourses as well as apply appropriate techniques of data analyses and critical thinking to evaluate outcomes of experiments.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
The course provides general knowledge concerning the various routes of human might be exposed to toxic chemicals. Main emphasis will be placed on the biological responses to toxicants, methods for evaluating potential toxicity, and applications of toxicological data to assess potential health risk.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2003 GENERAL BIOLOGY, and
BIOL2093 MICROBIOLOGY

Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students with solid training in biotechnology laboratory techniques to solve environmental problems, such as pollutant detection, bioremediation and biofuel production. Upon finishing the course, students should have acquired a set of environmental biotechnological skills which will enable them to conduct more advanced laboratory courses and project work related to environmental biotechnology.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course gives a cursory treatment of topics from physical and organic chemistry. The topics discussed include chemical bonding and intermolecular forces, basic concepts in thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, stereochemistry and conformation, chemistry of carbonyl and other important organic functional groups. Specifically, The course provides students with (i) a solid understanding of the fundamental concepts and basic principles of chemistry; (ii) knowledge in organic chemistry required for more advanced courses such as Biochemistry Physiology, Analytical Chemistry and Food Toxicology.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s):
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
This course provides students with a solid training in basic chemistry laboratory techniques; practical and essential skills necessary for conducting more advanced laboratory analyses and experimental work related to chemistry.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course provides students the general information about structure, constituent of the Planet and Earth relating to their processes; introduces the earth's dynamic and changing environment, and the application of geologic information to the entire spectrum on interactions between people and the physical environment; and helps to equip students with an understanding of the interactions between geologic processes, ecological processes and society, and how Earth system interacts with major environmental problems.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
The course introduces students to the basic principles, concepts, and issues in environmental science, and demonstrates to them how environmental issues and resources problems are interrelated. Emphasis is given to those topics that demonstrate how environmental issues are related to our everyday life. Students should be able to understand how human activities cause environmental pollution problems and recognise how modern environmental technologies could remedy such problems.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course is designed to help students relate scientific principles to the management of natural resources. Topics include management of natural resources in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It introduces the nature of each natural resource and the scientific and ecological basis for their management, and cultivates positive attitudes relative to natural resource perception, use, management and protection.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course introduces and discusses global environmental issues, and examines various approaches in tackling them by working out sustainable scientific solutions. Specifically, the course (1) develops a broad framework (incorporating scientific, social, economic and political factors to analyse and resolve environmental problems); (2) provides an understanding of the importance of the role of science and scientific information in environmental management; and, (3) discusses the anthropogenic causes of environmental degradation and the way sustainable growth can be brought about by environmental management. It examines the framework of environmental planning and management, and the techniques for tackling environmental management; and applies principles of environmental science to help manage the diverse array of environmental problems in different physical, biological and social environments.

Pre-requisite(s):

BIOL2103 BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY LABORATORY, and

CHEM2053 CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

Course Description:
The practical sessions consist of experiments that utilise the techniques commonly used in environmental studies. The course illustrates the theoretical background of the subject and provides students with practical experience in biological and chemical treatments of waste and microbial conversion of biomass or organic waste. Students are trained in the basic principles and techniques for sampling and sample treatment; analytical techniques including physical, chemical and biological techniques, for environmental investigations; and practical experience in treatment methods for removal of environmental contaminants.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course provides students with the knowledge in atmospheric photochemistry, chemistry of the stratosphere, troposphere and the atmospheric aqueous phase, atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric chemistry and climate, air pollution control philosophies and strategies. It offers students a more in-depth study of topics in atmospheric chemistry and physics that are relevant to pollution, and the application of this knowledge in understanding major atmospheric pollution problems.

Pre-requisite(s):
Nil

Course Description:
This course provides students with in-depth knowledge in hydrology and water engineering. It introduces the fundamental hydrology and its application in landscape and ecological system; and the technologies for the supply of drinking water, surface water and wastewater engineering and management.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This is a semester long individual project on an interdisciplinary or applied topic related to the field of environmental science, utilising knowledge and skills acquired in this programme and beyond. Assessment is based on a thesis and an oral presentation upon completion of the project. The course guides students in the development of research methodology appropriate to the practice of environmental technology and management. The project gives the students opportunity to work on problems of an applied or interdisciplinary nature that has real-world significance.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course is designed to help students acquire the concepts of laboratory safety, properly use chemicals, biological materials, laboratory apparatus; educate students abide by laboratory safety guidelines to meet the national, college level and programme-specific laboratory regulations and management schemes; train students to identify laboratory concerns and make corrections and use laboratory safety equipment including fire equipment to properly handle laboratory emergency; and reinforce their awareness of the possible risks or hazards involved with laboratory work and realize that laboratory is generally a safe place to work if safety guidelines are properly followed.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to some important statistical ideas and their applications. Topics include: basic classical and geometric probability principles, random variables and their probability distributions, covariance and correlation structure, sampling and sampling distribution, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing about some basic population parameters like the mean, variance, some basic goodness-of-fit tests like the chi-square test and probability plot for detecting normality, analysis of variance, and multiple regression models with variable selection and forecasting.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
The objective of this course is to provide students with a general understanding of basic accounting concepts, accounting cycle (bookkeeping), principles and their applications in some elementary financial accounting topics including cash; current assets and current liabilities; inventory and non-current assets.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
The aim of this course is to let students critically review the evidence, causes, and consequences of biodiversity extinction crisis as well as beware of the impacts of biodiversity loss on human sustainability contributions of environmental management on humanity’s future will also be explained in interdisciplinary perspectives in this course. Through lecturing and experiential learning, as well as participating in group research projects, students will learn to appreciate the interdisciplinary approaches such as integrating variety of skills from science, social science, and business subjects in solving the root problems of human sustainability so as to maintain human well-being in the present and future.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2003 GENERAL BIOLOGY, and
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
This course introduces the basic principles of biochemistry and molecular biology, emphasizing broad understanding of chemical events in living systems in terms of metabolism, structure-function relationships of biologically important molecules with detailed analysis of the structures, properties; functions of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids; introduction to carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolisms.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course aims to provide the following specific and place-based learning outcomes: gain a broad comprehension of the fundamentals of Chinese culture, art, and food, particularly as it relates to ecological civilization and human sustenance and material wealth; understand the fundamentals of ecology and how these determine current distribution and abundance of plants and animals; understand current human impacts on native biodiversity in China, across a variety of ecosystems; and identify conservation strategies for native biodiversity in China generally, and in the Zhuhai region specifically.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2023 CONSERVATION ECOLOGY, and
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course is designed to teach the biology of nature conservation through a focus on species and habitats of concern together with some elements on conservation management. Students will learn about the common practices of conservation science and management, and how our knowledge in conservation biology influences the development and implementation of policy, land planning and management. Students will also learn about the most contemporary conservation problems as well as species and habitat management practices in the context of a rapidly changing environment. Finally, student will practice to address the anthropogenic biodiversity degradation by managing protected areas and development of conservation plan.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2003 GENERAL BIOLOGY, and
BIOL2093 MICROBIOLOGY

Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students with a solid training in biochemistry and biotechnology laboratory techniques; practical and essential skills necessary for conducting more advanced laboratory courses and project related to biochemistry and biotechnology; critical thinking skills to evaluate and be aware of social and ethical issues related to biotechnology.

Pre-requisite(s):
CHEM2023 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, or
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
This course is for the Environmental Science Programme. This course discusses techniques and instrumentation in modern chemical analysis relevant to environmental and life sciences. It provides a suitable analytical chemistry background for students in environmental and life sciences to pursue other advanced courses, such as Environmental Analysis and Monitoring. The topics discussed include (i) errors and statistical treatment of data, (ii) aqueous equilibria of acids and bases, (iii) titrimetric and gravimetric analysis, (iv) atomic and molecular spectrophotometric analysis, (v) mass spectrometry, and (vi) solvent extraction and chromatographic techniques.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course provides students with basic knowledge of computer-oriented problem modelling and solving methodologies, algorithm analysis, and structured programming by using Python. Students will learn about the basic concepts of structured programming and how to develop elegant Python programs. Specific topics will include structured programming methodology, data types, control structures, functions, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. After learning this course, students will be able to solve problems, explore real-world programming development challenges, and create small yet practical python applications.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course aims to introduce students with the main building blocks of macroeconomics, so as for students to acquire a basic understanding of how a market economy functions, to appreciate the critical macroeconomic issues facing the society, and to understand to a certain degree the going debate on these issues. This is a necessary preparation not only for many careers in private and public sectors but also for responsible citizenship in modern society.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course aims first to introduce students with the basic principles and the main building blocks of microeconomics. The students should appreciate the relevance of the course materials in real life, and learn to apply them in analysing some simple economic problems commonly encountered by individuals and firms. The major topics covered are: the market forces of demand and supply, and the associated concept of elasticity; the key role of price in the resource allocation; the efficiency of, and some possible problem with, the market mechanism; the various cost measures for firms; the different forms of market competition, and the impact on social welfare; and finally, the basic role of government in the economy.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course aims to provide students the fundamental understanding of climate change, which is a complex global environmental issue, by explaining the scientific evidence of climate change and evaluating the impacts of climate change on the natural environment and human societies. Fundamentals of climate change policies and abatement technologies will also be introduced and evaluated to widen students' perspectives in combating this emergent issue. In addition, through this course students will learn how to contribute their own effort as a global citizen to solve the problem together.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This interdisciplinary course is designed to enable students to apprehend the intricate relationships between economic growth, pollution and environmental health. This course also aims to broaden the students' perspectives on how economics, cultures, educations, environmental policies and ethics contribute to the planning of eco-cities. Case studies will also be used to help students to analyse and apply the concepts and theories of eco-city. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to comprehend the importance of sustainable development and engage in innovative thinking on current environmental issues in preparing them to plan and construct eco-cities.

Pre-requisite(s):
CHEM2023 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, or
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
This course describes the sources, transport, reactivity and sink of contaminants in the environment, together with various technology options used for pollution control. It discusses the fundamental principles underlying the origins, effects and consequences of pollutants and pollution control which serves as a basis for the study of other environmental subjects such as environmental analysis and environmental management.

Pre-requisite(s):
CHEM2023 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, or
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students with both theory and practice on modern techniques in nanotechnology and nanomaterial including synthesis, characterisation and application. The course aims to provide good academic foundation in the areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial. It intends to give a deep knowledge of fabrication and characterisation of nanostructures to meet the emerging demands of nanotechnology professionals and will prepare the participants for a successful career in the nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Pre-requisite(s):
CHEM2023 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY, or
CHEM2003 GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Course Description:
The course provides students the opportunity to learn the geological structure, and the constituent of the Earth relating to its natural processes; help equip students with an understanding of the interactions between geologic/ecological processes and the society, the earth's dynamic and changing environment, the application of geologic information to the entire spectrum of interactions between people and the physical environment; and help students appreciate how geology interacts with major environmental problems facing people and society.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with an emphasis on how the vector data model is used to assess and analyse environmental problems. After providing a brief overview of vector GIS concepts and applications, students will examine vector data structure, and vector data acquisition, with a focus on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and database creation, management, and manipulation. In addition, students will learn the basics of geocoding, network application and map construction to explore and analyse environmental problems.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course aims to provide a comprehensive view of biospheres’ processes, in all their complexity and interconnection with each other. The course will present the basic methodological principles of biogeochemistry, which allows to navigate in the variety of scientific information and better understand the principles of decision-making in the field of environmental protection.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL1023 DIVERSITY OF LIFE AND LABORATORY, and
BIOL2023 CONSERVATION ECOLOGY

Course Description:
This course provides students with a broad and general understanding of the characteristics of various major and typical terrestrial (forests and grasslands) and aquatic (lakes, rivers, coastal areas, and wetlands) ecoregions in China. The past and present characteristics of Chinese ecoregion such as distribution, geographical location, biodiversity, and natural resources will be examined. Moreover, students will learn the principles of most up-to-date technologies in mapping and studying ecoregions. Finally, students will identify the stressors and sustainable solutions as well as apply ecosystem-based approach for the management of ecoregions.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course introduces the crucial principles of environmental engineering particularly engineering decision-making, engineering calculation, energy and material balances, basic engineering drawings and modelling as well as fundamental engineering designs useful in environmental problem-solving. Upon completion of the course, students will have a better understanding of the practical aspects of environmental science and will be able to exercise them in solving real-life environmental problems by performing basic designs.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course provides students with a basic and board understanding of law as an important and essential instrument in environmental management. The course will address how China formulates environmental policies, laws and regulations for governing the environment and natural resource utilization. In addition, students will learn the challenges and opportunities of some common multilateral environmental treaties and regional cooperation regimes to China. Finally, the course will help students to learn the application of environmental legal instruments in governing the environment and its sustainable development in China.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course imparts crucial principles of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control to enable students to understand and practice them for management occupational health and safety. It provides a solid foundation to Environmental Science students on the identification of various types of hazard at workplaces, which typically encompass physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial hazards; confers the necessary knowledge and skills to differentiate risks from hazards, assess the risks using established methods and control the risks to levels as low as reasonably practicable by referring to the hierarchy of risk controls.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course to provides the theoretical and practical knowledge required by Environmental Science students to undertake independent research. This course introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. The course will also address conceptual and technical aspects of research, as well as phases of the research process, with an aim to guide students during the preparation of their research proposals, dissertations and projects.

Pre-requisite(s):
CHEM3013  CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Course Description:
This course introduces the principles, techniques, and methodologies for performing environmental analysis and monitoring; provides students with the knowledge to analyse environmental problems, apply analytical and instrumental techniques to evaluate the situations, and to develop skills and knowledge to solve problems; and equips students with the ability and knowledge to pursue more advanced courses in environmental science.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description: 
Green Business Management examines the role of business in reducing the burden on the natural environment, and the impacts on profit and the environment in adopting new management approaches. The economic growth and the environmental impacts, and how to mitigate them, are the major focuses of the course. The contents include the greening of business at all stages - from the management, production to product. The students are introduced to various conflicting ideas regarding economic development and environmental degradation, and whether the technological advances hold the key to saving the environment.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV4004 FINAL YEAR PROJECT I (ENV)

Other Condition(s):
With the approval of the Programme Director 

Course Description:
Please read the course description of ENV4004. This course is for students who wish to carry out more in depth research for their final year projects. To enrol in this course, students must have a satisfactory report for ENV4004 and the approval of the Associate Department Head.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course provides an understanding of solid waste problems, waste generation, handling, and treatment with the emphasis on recycling. The course will include the study of the waste generation scenarios in developed and developing countries with special reference to waste generation in China. It will discuss the various waste treatment technologies, their pros and cons and the success stories. The emphasis will be on how to reduce solid waste and various issues such as producer responsibility, polluter pays, etc. The resource conservation using the three “R”s and the role it plays in the integrated waste management scenario will be emphasised in order to: (1) to understand the origins of waste and the social, political and economic issues involved with waste disposal; (2) to review the waste generation problem and to examine various physical, chemical and biological waste treatment methods; (3) to introduce the various technologies in reducing and reutilising the various types of wastes; and (4) to have a comprehensive knowledge of the current and projected legislation regarding waste and their potential implications.

Pre-requisite(s):
BIOL2023 CONSERVATION ECOLOGY, and
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course aims to provide the students with a general understanding of the pathways of soil contamination, the most important groups of inorganic and organic chemical contaminants, the sources and key properties which affect their fate in soils, their availability to plants and their toxicity to humans and ecosystems. Various forms of land contamination and the various traditional as well as modern technologies being used to remedy the contamination will be discussed. Specifically, the course provides an understanding of how human activities have led to an increase in the load of contaminants in the land; the pathways of soil contamination; and the various physical, chemical and biological treatment technologies.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV2003 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Description:
This course provides updated information in recent advances and developments in selected areas in environmental science and technology.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course gives an introduction in three main areas: ISO9001 standard, ISO14001 standard and auditing. ISO9000 and ISO14000 families are among the most widely known standards of the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). They are generic management system standards, which can be applied to all types and sizes of organisation. ISO9000 family has become an international reference for quality management requirements in business operation. The ISO14000 family functions as practical tools for any organisation to provide assurance on environmental issues to external stakeholders. Auditing functions as a management tool for monitoring and verifying the successful implementation of an organisation's quality and environmental policy. In addition to the elaboration of the requirements of the relevant International Standards, case studies will be used to facilitate discussion.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course aims to provide and develop students’ real working experience on Environmental Science and Environmental Management outside the UIC campus at a host organization which has related nature of work, daily operations, or business activities. Students will be assigned to work in a designated environmental-related organization such as governmental department, public institution, non-governmental organization, academic and/or research institution, consultancy company, commercial laboratory, or any other organization/company which has implemented environmental technology and management. During the intern period, students are expected to apply their professional knowledge gained in the College into a real situation; in addition, students are expected to develop their professional working attitude, ethics, communication skill, team working tactic, and any other specific skills at the host organization in real situation.

Pre-requisite(s):
ENV3073 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Course Description:
This course aims to provide students with advanced analytical and practical skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis and Remote Sensing (RS) techniques, with an emphasis on how these skills are used to assess and analyze environmental problems. This course will present a complete range of GIS problem-solving and analytical issues, and guide students to develop GIS and RS skills necessary for diverse application scenarios, especially in the field of environment science, environmental management and sustainable development. This course also presents the basic technical and methodological skills needed to employ various types of remotely sensed data as a source of quantitative information selected topics such as (but not limited to) in geography, including urban planning, landscape ecology, recreation resource management, wildlife management, and others.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course aims to develop students’ experience in delivering high quality project to a real community in systemically and professional manners. Students will work in groups and identify as well as resolve a real problem in relation to ecological civilization and environmental sustainability in the community. Through the completion of this project, students are expected to demonstrate the appropriate applications of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills gained from various courses offered by different academic units so as to help the community to live in a better environment. The project type could be (but not limited to) project-based, community-based, or service-based. The project should have the elements of the following (but not limited to): sustainability and/or environment management, education, arts and creativity, science and technology, and/or the integration of various sustainability and environmental aspects.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course introduces the fundamental concepts and theories of vectors and matrices.  After studying this course, students will have a better understanding of linear algebra and its applications in Environmental Science and Engineering.

Pre-requisite(s): None 

Course Description:
This course introduces the basic ideas and techniques in single variable calculus with mathematical rigour to prepare students for more advanced mathematical and statistical subjects.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course is designed to prepare students for a successful business career as a human resource professional by providing them with a broad understanding of issues and principles in human resource management in various organisational settings.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Course Description:
This course teaches the basic principles of physics to explain the properties of heat, light, electricity, magnetism, and quantum mechanics of atoms and then apply the principles to study the functions of electronics, analytical instruments, environmental monitoring instruments, solar panel, etc. In addition, the impacts of important physical phenomena such as air movement, light scattering by particulate matter, global warming, solar radiation, radioactivity, etc. on the formation of environmental risks and pollutions will be analysed. The basic principles of physics taught in this course can be applied not only to Environmental Science, but also to other sciences and everyday life.