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Degree Programme Table: Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc Hons) (UTBSCECOLE1F)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    GESC08002 Earth Modelling and Prediction Semester 1 20
    Notes: Earth Modelling and Prediction: required for students with grades at or lower than a D at A-level or C at Highers.
    BILG08001 Origin and Diversity of Life 1 Semester 1 20
    BILG08007 Environmental and Community Biology 1 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECSC08006 Principles of Ecology Semester 1 20
    ECSC08003 Soil, Water and Atmospheric Processes Semester 2 20
    ECSC08007 Field Ecology Blocks 4-5 (Sem 2) 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    BILG09009 Population and Community Ecology 3 Semester 1 20
    ECSC09004 Ecological Measurement Semester 1 20
    Notes: Please note this course starts in the summer.
    ECSC09006 Ecological and Environmental Analysis As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSC10025    Effective Project Planning and Management   10  
    ECSC09005    Environmental Pollution   20  
    ECSC09002    Natural Resource Management   20  

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ECSC10017 Professional Skills in Ecological Science Semester 1 10
    ECSC10010 Ecological Science Synoptic Paper As available 10
    ECSC10029 Ecological Science Field Course As available 20
    ECSC10030 Dissertation in Ecological and Environmental Sciences As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECSC10028    Instrumentation for Ecological and Environmental Sciences   10  
    ECSC10014    Land-Atmosphere Interactions   10  
    ECSC10013    Land Use Policy   10  
    ECSC10022    Conservation Management   10  
    ECSC10027    Current Issues in Ecology   10  
    ECSC10012    Land Use and Water Resources   10  

     

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