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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

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Degree Programme Table: Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc Hons) (UTBSCECOLE1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Ecological and Environmental Sciences

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECSC08011 20 credits
Origin and Diversity of Life 1

Must be taken during Semester 1

BILG08001 20 credits
Biology, Ecology and Environment 1

Must be taken during Semester 2

BILG08017 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Quantitative Skills for Biologists 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Quantitative Skills for Biologists 1
BILG08019 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 40 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Students can take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses.

Please note that if choosing courses from within Schedule S, only Level 8 courses from the following subset should be chosen - http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/21-22/dpt/cx_sb_vets.htm

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Soil, Water and Atmospheric Processes

Must be taken during Semester 2

ECSC08003 20 credits
Field Ecology

Must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

ECSC08007 20 credits
Ecological and Environmental Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 2

ECSC08008 20 credits
Principles of Ecology

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECSC08012 20 credits

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Please note that if choosing courses from within Schedule S, only Level 8 courses from the following subset should be chosen - http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/21-22/dpt/cx_sb_vets.htm

Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Population and Community Ecology 3

Must be taken during Semester 1

BILG09009 20 credits
Ecological Measurement

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECSC09004 20 credits

Course options

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T and W

Select exactly 60 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T and W
Notes:
Please note that if choosing courses from within Schedule S, only Level 10 courses from the following subset should be chosen - http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/21-22/dpt/cx_sb_vets.htm
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc Hons) - Level(s) 9

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed and taken during Semester 2
Natural Resource Management
ECSC09002 20 credits
Environmental Pollution
ECSC09005 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Ecological and Environmental Sciences

Must be taken during Full Year

ECSC10030 40 credits
Professional Skills in Ecological and Environmental Sciences

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECSC10032 10 credits
Ecological and Environmental Science field course (including management)

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECSC10033 20 credits
Critical Thinking in Ecological and Environmental Sciences

Must be taken during Full Year

ECSC10034 10 credits

Course options

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T and W

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T and W
Notes:
Please note that if choosing courses from within Schedule S, only Level 10 courses from the following subset should be chosen - http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/21-22/dpt/cx_sb_vets.htm
AND

Courses from School(s) N-N - Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Effective Project Planning and Management
ECSC10025 10 credits
Conservation Science
ECSC10036 20 credits
Current Issues in Ecology and Environmental Science
ECSC10037 10 credits
Data Science in Ecology and Environmental Science
ECSC10038 20 credits
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
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