Undergraduate Course: Plant Evolution (PLSC10020)
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 origin, diversification, speciation and domestication of flowering plants
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| Course description |
This course considers the evolution of flowering plants, including their origin, diversification, speciation and domestication as crops. It integrates evidence from a wide range of disciplines, ranging from paleontology, through ecology and biogeography to genetics. Teaching is through a combination of short lectures, class discussions and seminars. There is extensive reading of both reviews and primary literature.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 33,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
63 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two class tests as formative assessment.
Final exam is two essays from a choice of four |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Plant Evolution | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Appreciation of the diversity of flowering plants and the drivers behind this
- Understanding of the effects of domesticaton on plants and the history of major crops
- Understanding how breeding systems affect evolution
- Ability to dissect, criticise and present primary literature
- Construction and defence of hypothesis based on primary literature
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Reading List
Recommended background texts:
Plant Variation and Evolution Briggs and Walters 1997
Speciation Coyne and Orr (2004) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | PLSCPlaEvol |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Catherine Kidner
Tel: (0131 6)51 3316
Email: Catherine.Kidner@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Vicky Higginson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5988
Email: Vicky.Higginson@ed.ac.uk |
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