Undergraduate Course: Evolution and Climate Change (ZLGY10023)
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 | The course will focus on evolutionary responses to anthropogenic climate change. It will provide some basic context (eg.how anthropogenic climate change differs from previous major climatic shifts) but the major content will consist of case studies in a variety of model systems. |
| Course description |
The course material is typically delivered through a combination of lectures and paper discussions, with a focus on applications of evolutionary and ecological methods to understanding impacts of climate change.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Please do not enrol a student on this course without prior permission from the School of Biological Sciences. Please contact the Course Administrator in the first instance. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| 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
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed via a two-hour closed-book examination, which will examine all learning outcomes for this course. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Evolution and Climate Change Exam 2024/25 | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Summarise the ways in which climate change impacts on natural systems and how it may affect evolution.
- Describe the state of knowledge on selected emerging topics in the field of climate change ecology and evolution.
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of methods for assessing the contributions of genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity as responses to climate change.
- Critically interpret results including figures and tables and what can be inferred about climate change impacts or mechanisms.
- Evaluate the benefits and challenges of projecting species or population responses to climate change.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | zoevoclim |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Albert Phillimore
Tel: (0131 6)50 5413
Email: Albert.Phillimore@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Grace Lavender
Tel:
Email: glavende@ed.ac.uk |
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