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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Zoology

Undergraduate Course: Molecular Ecology (ZLGY10007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will look critically at how problems in ecology, such as measuring individual reproductive success, can be solved (or not) using molecular techniques. It will cover issues from the individual to the population level, including mating systems, gene flow and population history, identifying parentage, measuring relatedness, sex identification and the study of sex ratio, measuring inbreeding and the potential of molecular techniques in conservation.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics 3 (BILG09004) OR Behavioural Ecology 3 (BILG09006)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  20
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 30, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 66 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 50% In-Course Assessment, 50% Exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand how molecular approaches can be used to address ecological questions.
  2. Have insight into the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape genetic variation in natural populations.
  3. Know how to critically evaluate a scientific manuscript and pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of the research.
  4. Be able to plan your own research project in molecular ecology.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszomolecol
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alex Twyford
Tel: (0131 6)50 5455
Email: Alex.Twyford@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk
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