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 Undergraduate Course: Ecology and Plant Materials 1 (ARCH07011)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | College | College of Humanities and Social Science |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | Indicative course content A lecture based course outlining the basic principles of ecology and the knowledge and use of plant materials.
 
 Aims of course
 1 To introduce the basic principles of ecology.
 2 To introduce the principles of plant use, growth and requirements.
 3 To introduce plant recognition skills and a basic palette of species.
 
 Mode of delivery
 Lectures, fieldwork, desk based research and work book presentation.
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| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | Students MUST have passed: 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | Pre-requisites ARCH07010 Design: space and graphics
 
 Co-requisites
 ARCH07010 Design: space and graphics
 
 Prohibited combinations
 none
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        recognise and identify a simple range of plant species.explore and communicate the design potential of plant material.demonstrate an understanding of the attributes, properties and structure of ecosystems |  
Reading List 
| Indicative Bibliography Kershaw, K. A. (1974) Quantitative and dynamic plant ecology: 2nd ed. Edward Arnold. Skinner, D. N. (1987) A woody plant selection guide for first and second year students  http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/default.aspx
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | Landscape Institute criteria: physical and natural environment |  
| Keywords | PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY, PLANT MATERIALS |  
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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