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Ecological Science Field Course (U01818)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-4-ECOFIELD

Ecological Science Field Course

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Costs : Environmental Science Field Course: none, apart from food for 2 days when away from Edinburgh Ecological Science Field Course: £45

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecological Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Additional Class Information : Environmental Science Field course:
Mon 8 Sept - Wed 17 Sept 2008 (Provisional)
Ecological/Biological Science Field course:
Ormsary - Sat 30 Aug - Sat 6 Sept 2008
Edinburgh component - Mon 8 Sept - Wed 10 Sept 2008

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To gain competence in ecological and environmental field techniques and to apply these skills in field investigations. Through field visits with practitioners to gain an appreciation of the contexts and challenges of ecological and environmental management.

Assessment Information

Environmental Science Field course: Poster presentation and field project write-up
Ecological Science Field course: Seminar presentation and write-up of project