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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2020/2021

Assessment Methods: Medium of Instruction:
Continuous Assessment: 50% English
Final Examination: 50%
Main References:
Medium of Instruction: 1. Smith, T.M. and Smith, R.L. 2012. Elements of
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English Ecology. 8 ed. Pearson International Edn/Benjamin
Cummings.
Main References: 2. Molles, M.C. Jr., 2012. Ecology: concepts and
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1. Environmental Forensics Journal applications. 6 edition. McGraw Hill.
2. Environmental Forensics. 3. Robert E.Ricklefs and Rick Relyea, 2014. Ecology:
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http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uenf20/current the economy of nature. 7 edition. McMillan
3. O'Sullivan & Sandau .2014.. Environmental Education.
Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants, 1st
Edition. Elsevier
SIH 3004 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, POLICY AND
LAW
SIH 3001 RESEARCH PROJECT
In pursuing vast and rapid development in any countries,
Students will conduct research project individually under at one cannot avoid sacrificing its nature and resources.
least one lecturer from the Science and Environmental Environmental problems and disasters could only give
Management program. The lecturer becomes the main negative impacts to livelihood and environment. But this is
supervisor and has to make sure that the project will be not necessarily so. Only those who have awareness
finished within the 2 semesters. The thesis must be towards sustainable development would have vision and
completed at the end of the course. mission in applying and implementing ethics, policy and law
to save the nature. Analysing the recent calamity like
Assessment Methods: Tsunami and problem solving by giving a constructive and
Continuous Assessment: 100% practical ideas from every perspective. Analyse how to
create ethics that lead to policy making and finally law
Medium of Instruction: enforcement. Environmental ethics, policy and law is
English applicable in various fields like biotechnology for food
safety, air and water quality for health improvement, the use
of chemicals and pesticides for health risk, socio-economy
SIH 3002 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING for balancing costs and benefits of environmental measures
and also land use for habitats and biodiversity.
In this course, students will gain practical skill and
experiences in solving environmental issues during their Assessment Methods:
industrial attachment. Students will be attached to various Continuous Assessment: 40%
institutions/industries/companies/research centres, Final Examination: 60%
environmental laboratories etc. for 8 weeks.
Medium of Instruction:
Assessment Methods: English
Continuous Assessment: 100%

Medium of Instruction: Main References:
English 1. Philip J. Cafaro, P.J. and Primack, R.B. (2013)
Environmental Ethics. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Main References: (Second Edition) pp 267-277.
1. Guidelines on Industrial Training 2. de Groot, M. (2012) Exploring the relationship
(http://myum.um.edu.my/doc/berita/Industrial%20Tra between public environmental ethics and river flood
ining%20Guidelines%2020092010.pdf) policies in Western Europe. Journal of Environmental
2. Dasar Latihan Industri Management 93(1):1-9.
(http://www.psp.edu.my/pspweb/files/Dasar-latihan- 3. Benson, D. and Jordan, A. (2015) Environmental
Industri-IPT.pdf) Policy: Protection and Regulation. International
3. Article Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2012/05 (Second Edition) pp 778-783
4. /31/how-to-get-an-awesome-internship/)

SIH 3005 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
SIH 3003 ECOLOGY
Introduction to EIA: EIA Order (1987) and prescribed
This course is a continuation to the basic ecology courses activities. The roles of EIA in project planning; EIA
thought at lower level i.e. secondary school and procedures. Skoping. Environmental analysis. Introduction
matriculation or equivalent. History, origin and definition of to environmental risk assessment (ERA)
ecology will be discussed. Issues such as definitions and
problems in ecological study and its relationship with other Assessment Methods:
disciplines like climate change are brainstormed. Terrestrial Continuous Assessment: 50%
and marine ecological sampling techniques will be Final Examination: 50%
highlighted. In depth topics include biodiversity,
populations, community, ecosystem, conservation and Medium of Instruction:
ecological restoration. English

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

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