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Postgraduate Course: Taxonomy and Plant Collections (PGBI11042)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe aim of the taxonomy and plant collections course (herbarium taxonomy) is to understand its crucial role in plant biology and its power and elegance as a technique to study plant diversity. By the end of the course the student will have the experience of working in a large international herbarium and the curatorial and taxonomic skills required for a career in curation or research.

The course consists of an introduction followed by a series of broad topics which are prerequisites for herbarium taxonomy. After 8.5 days of preparation in a combination of practicals and lectures the students carry out a piece of original curation and make a short presentation at a seminar. The course culminates in a piece of original research called the mini-revision.

Following aspects are covered: Plant collecting, curation, nomenclature of wild and cultivated plants, taxonomy of cultivars, surveys and Monitoring (the production and use of taxonomic tools), monographs, floras, checklists, keys, and data bases.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs none
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 50, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 146 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment is through minor assignments and a flora writing exercise on a selected genus or group of genera, in semester 2, including an oral presentation.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The student will understand the crucial role of herbarium taxonomy in plant biology and the power and elegance of herbarium taxonomy as a technique to study plant diversity. By the end of the course the student will have had the unique experience of working in a large international herbarium and will have gained the basic curatorial and taxonomic skills required for a career in herbarium curation or research on plant systematics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information The course will be taught as a block in weeks 2 through 6 of Block 3.
KeywordsTaxon & Plnt Coll
Contacts
Course organiserDr Louis Ronse De Craene
Tel: (0131) 248 2804
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
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