Postgraduate Course: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability (BIME11032)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will use a thematic approach to understanding the major issues in ecosystem health and sustainability, presenting relevant examples to illustrate the major problems and how solutions to these can be achieved. |
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 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
&· Understand the complex relationships between human and wildlife
populations and the ecosystems in which they live.
&· Understand the link between ecosystem health and human well-being.
&· Give examples of services provided by ecosystems, and their importance to human well-being.
&· Discuss the current threats to ecosystem health worldwide, and understand the complex mix of drivers creating these.
&· Identify those ecosystems most at risk of degradation.
&· Predict the impact(s) on human and wildlife populations of continued
ecosystem degradation.
&· Define the term sustainability in relation to ecosystem services.
&· Give examples of non-sustainable practices and predict what their long-term impact may be.
&· Understand the features of good practice in the sustainable use of resources.
&· Assess the relative merits and likely success of new technologies being developed to improve sustainability.
&· Assess the sustainability of their current lifestyle and give examples of how this could be improved. |
Assessment Information
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of
the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a
variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course
grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of
learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Approximately 10-14 hours a week (includes online talks and
independent study such as reading, engaging with online
resources and assessment activities) |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Miss Sharron Ogle
Tel:
Email: sogle@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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