Environmental Studies
This course is suitable for those interested in Environmental issues providing the participant with a comprehension of how planet earth functions, of how humans interact with the planet and to explore possible solutions to resulting environmental problems.
| Award Name | Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Minor |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| NFQ Level | Level 5 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Component Award (Level 5 NFQ) | Minor | QQI | Level 5 NFQ |
Duration
10 weeks, Wednesday 18.45 - 21.45
Further information
Our September 2025 courses commence week beginning 15th September 2025.
There are three ways to enrol:
Online: Visit collegeofFET.ie/mulgrave, scroll down to the part-time evening listing, select your chosen course, hit ‘APPLY’ and follow the steps. Or click the Application Link below
In-Person: Drop in to our campus and speak with a member of our Information and Guidance Support Team. They will help you enrol for your chosen course.
By Post: Send a completed application form with payment (cheque, bank draft, or postal order made payable to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board) to Evening Programmes, College of FET Mulgrave Street Campus, Limerick City, V94 P232.
Please note: for security reasons, we cannot accept cash payments.
Tuition Fee: €240
Discounts
20% discount on tuition fees is available to:
Individuals on Full Job Seekers Allowance/Benefit, Disability Allowance, or One Parent Family Payment.
Full-time Mulgrave St Campus learners.
Senior citizens.
Please note: Full payment is required to process applications. These discounts apply to tuition only (not materials fees). Proof is required at registration.
The programme will facilitate that participant to examine and explore:
• The functioning of the earth as a series of inter-related systems - the importance of maintaining the healthy functioning of these systems as the basis for a sustainable future for the planet
• What “resources” means to include differentiating between renewable, potentially renewable and non-renewable resources - natural capital, powered by solar capital provides us with natural resources and natural services, material and non-material resources
• The concepts of “sustainable yield” and “environmental degradation
• Examine the “tragedy of the commons” and possible solutions to the problem – overuse of common property, resources, as outlined by Garret Hardin.
• The current environmental concerns with water to include some possible solutions to the problem of water as a depleting resource
• The importance of renewable resources to include the possibilities regarding their future use - solar, flowing water, wind, biomass and geothermal – renewables for future sustainable strategy developments
• The relationship between population growth and environmental degradation - ecological footprint – population of planet and general waste generation issues / solutions • Malthusian theory of population and environment and its adaptation for the twenty-first century • What is meant by lesser developed country (LDC) and more developed country (MDC) to include the main characteristics
• Sustainability & Sustainable development
• Climate Change – Global Warming - the greenhouse effect • Biodiversity & Conservation - • Explain Natura 2000 - what it means and what it hopes to achieve
• Ireland's Environment
• Regulation, legislation & Environmental
• EU Action programmes
• Evaluate and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
• Accredited Environmental Management Systems See website/brochure for detailed course content.
5N1442 Environmental Studies
Enquiries can be made to adultedmulgrave@lcetb.ie or phone 061 414344