Appreciate the relationships between human activity and global environmental problems. These criteria and the course content may help you evaluate the course aims and objectives provided in the prospectuses. A further source of information is the Higher Education Funding Council for England's Report Quality Assessment of Environmental Studies published in 1995. Other professional bodies are also showing an increasing interest in environment and sustainable development issues and syllabuses will begin to reflect these changes. Most bodies will be able to provide information about courses within their areas of interest.
Some colleges offer courses as part of an integrated modular scheme.
This scheme allows you to 'design your qualification' to meet your individual needs by selecting from a wide range of modules. It allows extensive opportunities for choice and flexibility. Some courses start with a common core and then offer options. Institutions provide assistance to help students select modules that give a coherent course of study. Choosing the environmental options or modules can help give an environmental dimension to a course.