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Free Environmental Sciences Courses
Free environmental sciences courses are available for interested students with an internet connection and a mobile device, laptop or home computer. Read on to learn more.
Open University
Open University hosts a plethora of environmental sciences courses. These free online courses include topics like geological processes in the British Isles, potable water treatment, climate change, and managing the coastal environments.
- Geological processes in the British Isles
- Global Warming
- Potable Water Treatment
- Climate Change
- The Three-Way Catalytic Converter
- Surviving the Winter
- Managing Coastal Environments
- Why Sustainable Energy Matters
- An Introduction to Sustainable Energy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT provides courses online for free in environmental sciences through its OpenCourseWare platform. Choose from a seminar in environmental science and a regional energy-environmental economic modeling course.
Free Online Environmental Sciences Courses At a Glance
| Course & School | Program Level | Format | Assignments | Quizzes & Exams | Downloadable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geological processes in the British Isles course from Open University | Intermediate | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Global Warming course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Potable Water Treatment course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Climate Change course from Open University | Intermediate | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| The Three-Way Catalytic Converter course from Open University | Advanced | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Surviving the Winter course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Managing Coastal Environments course from Open University | Intermediate | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Why Sustainable Energy Matters course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| An Introduction to Sustainable Energy course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Seminar in Environmental Science course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Regional Energy-Environmental Economic Modeling course from MIT | Graduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
