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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 and conservation, such as measuring individual reproductive success and developing conservation policy, can be solved (or not) using molecular techniques. It will cover issues from the individual to the population level, including plant 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 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  30
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) 2 hours written exam and class essay 50%/50%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Molecular Ecology2:00
Learning Outcomes
Understanding of course content and ability to apply this to novel problems in biology.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszomolecol
Contacts
Course organiserProf Josephine Pemberton
Tel: (0131 6)50 5505
Email: 		Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
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