Undergraduate Course: Elective: plant geography (ARCH09014)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
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 |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 40 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of 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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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the major floristic categories.
2. demonstrate an understanding of the way plants adapt to changing environments and the formation of habitats.
3. understand how changing climates and the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors have influenced the evolution of major plant groups. |
Assessment Information
| 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. |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: physical and natural environment. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| 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. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 12 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 88 hours
Total 100 hours |
| 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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