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ENV BIOL 1002UAC - Ecological Issues I

Career: Non-Award
Units: 3
Term: 3820
Campus: University of Adelaide College
Restriction: Only available to University of Adelaide College students
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Incompatible: ENV BIOL 1002BR
Assessment: Tests written assignments
Syllabus:

The principal aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge that will enable them to participate actively in an informed debate about environmental problems. It provides students with an opportunity to learn about the 'scientific method' and to practice using it during laboratory and field practicals that are written up as assignments. It also supports students’ learning and understanding of science communication by including assignments formatted as scientific posters, blog posts, and more traditional reports. The lectures cover the significant environmental issues of resource utilisation, pollution and waste; ecosystem services and ecological footprints; global cycles; Australian landscapes and soils; biodiversity, grazing and Traditional Ecological Knowledge; invasive species; freshwater and marine ecosystems; climate change; past extinction events and paleoecology (what can we learn from the past?); and environmental management. As a result, the students will come away from the course with a better understanding and ability to communicate the major ecological issues facing the environment today, their causes and severity, and what can/is being done to address them. There is the opportunity to discuss problems and assignments in tutorials. Details of field trips and lab practicals are communicated at the start of the course.

Course Fees

Tuition fees for students undertaking this course are charged by University of Adelaide College.


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3820 Mon 06/08/2018 Fri 31/08/2018 Fri 14/09/2018 Fri 26/10/2018


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