Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27
Several themes explore how animals adapt to their environments within life and during evolution, providing an overview of the integrated nature of physiology.
In groups, you will research how animals survive in extreme environments - presenting your findings as a scientific poster, developing transferrable skills in communication and team work.
Lab practical where you will perform quantitative PCR - a keystone method for studying gene expression in life sciences and a valuable transferrable skill.
All learning material is rooted in the active research interests of teaching staff, meaning it is delivered effectively with great enthusiasm.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
| Co-ordinators |
|
||
The course builds on Principles of Animal Physiology (BI2510) - where basic physiological mechanisms are covered - to encourage students to develop a much deeper understanding of key topics in animal physiology linked to the environment. A major emphasis is placed on developing skills in learning from the primary scientific literature. Classes include lectures and discussion groups that together provide a strong theoretical grounding of the learning material, underpinned by active learning. Students will explore the topics covered in detail through structured assessments including group-based and independent work.
This course runs in weeks 25-29, and is scheduled in Thread 1, so may have contact hours in any or all of these times: Mondays, 9-13; Thursday, all day; Friday, 9-13. If this is an optional course, there may also be contact hours on Wednesdays, 11-13.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
We have detected that you are have compatibility mode enabled or are using an old version of Internet Explorer. You either need to switch off compatibility mode for this site or upgrade your browser.
