- Course Code
- BI 1004
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M Wilson, Professor M Cotter, Dr J Baird
Pre-requisites
None
Overview
Organismal Biology explores the challenges of being alive. After an initial consideration of the origins of life on earth and the incredible diversity of living organisms on this planet, you will investigate how this myriad of microbes, plants and animals succeed in reproducing themselves, growing and developing, moving, gaining nutrition from their environments, deriving energy from it and disposing of the waste products. You will also consider how all these different organisms regulate these activities in ways which enable them to survive in a constantly changing hostile environment. The module takes an integrated approach to the study of these life processes, taking a broad view accross the whole range of living organisms.
Structure
12 weeks - 4 one-hour lectures per week and 1 three-hour practical class every other week.
To pass this course a pass must be achieved in BOTH the theory exam and the in-course assessment.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour MCQ examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).
Resit: A resit exam, in the same format as the main exam. This may contain material from both the practical and lecture components of the course.