Undergraduate Course: Evolutionary Ecology of Hosts and Parasites (ZLGY10024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course explores how evolutionary thinking can provide new and important insights into health and disease. It will focus on questions such as: why are parasites harmful; how, why and when do parasites traits evolve; can evolutionary principles inform medicine; how do hosts and parasites co-evolve; how does the immune system evolve; why do we have allergies; why does senescence occur in old age? |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | It is RECOMMENDED that students also take
Animal Evolution (ZLGY10001)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
85 %,
Coursework
15 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In-course assessment article (15%) and 2 hour written
exam (85%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| An increased understanding of biological processes
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | zoevohp |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Reece
Tel: (0131 6)50 5547
Email: Sarah.Reece@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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