ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Course Code
BI 1509
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Professor Pete Smith & another [to be confirmed]

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Compulsory course for students with a degree intention in many programme coordinated by SBS. Part of sustained study programme in Conservation & Environment.

Overview

The content includes topics in Ecology: (Biodiversity, Ecological Resources, Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystem Functioning) and topics in Environmental Science: (Ecosystems and Environment, The Atmosphere and the Oceans, Land Use and the Global Environment, Global Environmental Change - including Climate Change, GMOs, Acid Deposition, Ozone Depletion, Biodegradation of Crude Oils, - Waste Management and the Environment).

Structure

Twelve-week course in second half-session. Three 1-h lectures per week and one 3-h laboratory practical every second week (but only five practicals in total; some practicals are tutorial-based). Total contact hours: 36 lectures and five practicals; in total, 51 hours.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour MCQ exam (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).

To pass this course, a pass must be achieved in both the theory exam and the in-course assessment.

Resit: 1 two-hour MCQ exam in the same format as the main exam. The resit paper may contain questions pertaining to both the practical and lecture components of the course.

Formative Assessment

There is no formal formative assessment but students will be expected to engage in tutorial-type discussions which will allow them to assess their own understanding of the course content.

Feedback

The main source of feedback will be regular written comment on practical reports. These comments will be made available to students in advance of the next practical class.