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ENV2103 – Biogeography
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Duncan McCollin
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Biogeography (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Biogeography, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Biological Sciences; BSc Biological Sciences (With Integrated Foundation Year); BSc Environmental Science; BSc Environmental Science (4 Year Programme); BSc Geography; BSc Geography (4 Year Programme);
Description: Biogeography combines ecology and geography to help us understand global patterns of biodiversity. `It is the study of distributions of organisms, habitats and biomes, both past and present, and of related patterns of variation over the earth in the numbers and kinds of living things' (Brown & Lomolino, 1998).
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ENV2124 – Fieldwork Module
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Ruth Copeland-Phillips
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Fieldwork Module, Coursework: 100% 21NA - Fieldwork Module (Nami), Coursework: 100% STDFF - Fieldwork Module (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Biological Sciences; BSc Biological Sciences (With Integrated Foundation Year); BSc Environmental Science;
Description: This module provides opportunities for a range of ecological and environmental field-based investigations. Students will be involved in more in-depth fieldwork activities than a standard module would allow. Data analysis, scientific reporting skills and specialist practical skills are developed, as are collaborative working skills as students work in teams to collect data in the field and to report on research. This module includes a residential field trip (e.g. Slapton Ley, Devon).
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ENV2138 – Adaptations to Life on Land, in Water and Air
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Ruth Copeland-Phillips
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Adaptations To Life On Land, In Water And Air, Coursework: 100% STD - Adaptations To Life On Land, In Water And Air, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Biological Sciences; BSc Biological Sciences (With Integrated Foundation Year); BSc Environmental Science; BSc Environmental Science (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this ecology-oriented module is to enable students to explore behavioural, physiological and molecular mechanisms of adaptation to environmental stress. They will also examine the mechanisms that organisms can utilise to respond to changes occurring on varying timescales and over a wide range of geographic areas.
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ENV2139 – Plants and the Environment
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Mark Edwards
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Plants And The Environment (With Integtrated Foundatoin Year), Coursework: 100% STD - Plants And The Environment, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: Students will explore the interactions between plants and their environment, and how their functional properties are influenced by external factors. They will be aware of the wide variety of uses of plants for society, as well as the threats to plant biodiversity from these uses, and climate and environmental changes.
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ENV2140 – Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Mark Edwards
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Terrestrial & Aquatic Ecosystems (With Integrated Foundation Year), Coursework: 100% STD - Terrestrial & Aquatic Ecosystems, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Biological Sciences; BSc Biological Sciences (With Integrated Foundation Year); BSc Environmental Science; BSc Environmental Science (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to explore the fundamentals of a range of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Students will develop an understanding of the distinct characteristics that define these environments, evaluate factors that threaten them and explore principles of conservation.
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ENV2142 – Impacts of Pollution
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Ruth Copeland-Phillips
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Impacts Of Pollution, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Impacts Of Pollution, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Environmental Science;
Description: The purpose of this module is to enable students to investigate a range of impacts related to soil, water and air pollution to enhance deeper knowledge and understanding into their effects on the environment both locally and globally.
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ENV2143 – Data Technologies
Field: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Co-ordinator: Mark Edwards
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Data Technologies ( With Integrated Foundation Year), Coursework: 100% STD - Data Technologies, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BSc Biological Sciences; BSc Biological Sciences (With Integrated Foundation Year); BSc Environmental Science;
Description: This module will start by introducing students to methodologies for data manipulation and analysis using a free to use platform in combination with MS Excel.The second part of the module will provide introductory training on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the role of geospatial technology in investigating biological and environmental problems. Students will be introduced to specialist software and complete practical IT sessions that demonstrate potential applications of the technology.