Undergraduate Course: Elective: plant geography (ARCH09014)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Paleoecology and the botany of the past 450million years. The development of the modern floristic kingdoms ¿ climate change, mountain building, the shifting seas and the influence of plate tectonics on the evolution of plants and their habitats. The ecological structure of the major biota and modern floristic kingdoms and the impact that each has had on horticulture: Arctic and Temperate biota Mediterranean (Chile, South Africa and Australia)The Tropics.
Aims of course
1 This module introduces students to some of the complexities and patterns of plant evolution.
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Mode of delivery
A lecture based module. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 40 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the major floristic categories.
- demonstrate an understanding of the way plants adapt to changing environments and the formation of habitats.
- understand how changing climates and the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors have influenced the evolution of major plant groups.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Pears, N (1977) Basic biogeography. Longman. Simmons, I G (1979) Biogeography: natural and cultural. Arnold. Tivy, J (1971) Biogeography: a study of plants in the ecosphere. Oliver & Boyd. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: physical and natural environment. |
| Keywords | PLANT FAMILIES, EVOLUTION, HABITATS, ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Stuart-Murray
Tel: (0131 6)51 5798
Email: j.stuart-murray@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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