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MOI UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY STUDIES
2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, SEMESTER 1
EMP 410: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
COURSE OUTLINE
A. PURPOSE
The primary goal of Environmental Education (EE) is to equip the student with environmental
knowledge and skills to enable him or her participate individually and collectively towards
achieving and/or maintaining a dynamic equilibrium between development and the quality of life
and of the environment.
C. COURSE CONTENT
1. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE
Definition of concepts: Environment and Environmental Education
Goals, objectives and guiding principles of environmental education
Historical development of Environmental Education
D. COURSE ASSESSMENT
1. Continuous Assessment Tests – 30%
(a) C.A.T. I - Group project - 20%
(b) C.A.T. II – 10%
2. Final Examination – 70%
SECTION A – Compulsory structured questions – 40%
SECTION B - Two (elective) essays – 30%
3
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DATE: 03/05/2019