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Year 3

JUNIOR SOPHISTERS 2012-2013

The Environmental Science Moderatorship course consists of 60 European Credit Transfer Systems (Credits) per year. Junior Sophisters take a total of 40 mandatory Credits, one of which is a Broad Curriculum Module (5 Credits), and four optional modules (20 Credits). Some modules are examined entirely by in-course assessment; most are assessed by a combination of in-course assessment and examination.

MANDATORY MODULES:
Modules Credits
ES3055 Introduction to Environmental Sciences 5
BO3105 Fundamentals of Ecology 5
ES3040 Environmental and Analytical Chemistry 5
BO3106 Statistics and Experimental Design 5
GG3033 Geographical Information: Data and Tools 5
GL3333 Stable Isotopes & Groundwater Quality 5
ES3053 Freshwater Hydro Biology 5
BC Broad Curriculum* 5
TOTAL CREDITS 40
OPTIONAL MODULES:
(students choose four from the seven following modules)
Modules Credits
BO3122 Entomology 5
BO3121Field Skills in Plant and Environmental Science (Canary Islands) 5
BO3120 Environmental Dynamics 5
GG3020 Coastal Processes & Management I 5
GG3030 Environmental Governance I 5
ZO3020 Behavioural Ecology 5
ZO3082 Electives In Ecology** (students choose two or four modules below) 5 or 10
Bioindicators and Pollution  
Marine Biology  
Terrestrial Ecology Field Trip  
Wildlife Biology  
TOTAL CREDITS 20

*Students have a choice of 5 Credits from the Broad Curriculum syllabus

**Students choose two or four of the Electives in Ecology

 

 


Last updated 21 September 2012 Natural Sciences (Email).