Undergraduate Course: Evolution and Climate Change (ZLGY10023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Zoology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | It is RECOMMENDED that students also take
Animal Evolution (ZLGY10001)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Lectures 9.30-12.30pm Ashworth LT3 | 1-5 | | 09:30 - 10:50 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | Lectures 9.30-12.30pm Ashworth LT3 | 1-5 | | | | 09:30 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An increased understanding of biological processes. |
Assessment Information
| In course assessment : essay and class test |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | zoevoclim |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Daniel Nussey
Tel:
Email: dan.nussey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5464
Email: pat.dougall@ed.ac.uk |
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