Undergraduate Course: The Green Planet 2 (BILG08016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biological Sciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Biology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course is an introduction to modern plant biology that emphasises how plant science can be applied to improve crops and other useful plants, and how plants interact with other organisms. It contains a mix of basic plant biology, molecular biology, and whole organism biology. The course also includes an introduction to fungal biology and plant fungi interactions. Topics covered include plant hybridisation and evolution, nitrogen fixation, plant biomass exploitation, plant genetic manipulation, crop evolution and breeding, plant hormones and cell signalling, plant disease resistance. The Green Planet is not an ecology course, but does include significant whole organism content. Students considering further plant science courses are invited to attend a 1-week field course at the end of the summer term. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 13:10 - 13:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Daniel Rutherford Lecture Theatre 1 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | The Green Planet 2 | 2:00 | pencils / rubbers | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | The Green Planet 2 | 2:00 | pencils and rubbers | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Ability to interpret data. General Study skills. |
Assessment Information
Exam
Course Essay
Practicals |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Laboratory skills, essay writing,data interpretation |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
3 lectures and 1 practical per week, plus course reading |
| Keywords |
Plant, Rhizobium, fungus, crop, evolution, plant breeding, biomass, plant genomes, disease resistanc |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Justin Goodrich
Tel: (0131 6)50 7032
Email: Justin.Goodrich@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Linda Goodall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5521
Email: Linda.Goodall@ed.ac.uk |
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