2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Ecology and Conservation Biology
Programme code: | BS-ECOL/CB | UCAS code: | C180 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Steve Sait | Contact address: | S.M.Sait@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
A level or Advanced Higher: AAA-AAB from 3 A2/Advanced Higher including Biology and preferably another science or science-related subject. General Studies and Critical Thinking excluded. If Biology is the only science subject then an A grade is required.
International Baccalaureate: 35-34 (with 18-16 HL) including 6 in HL Biology and another science or science-related subject at HL.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Faculty of Biological Sciences Undergraduate School
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmarks:
Biosciences, interpreted and expressed by the School.
Programme specification:
The BSc Ecology and Conservation Biology programme offers students an excellent breadth and depth of knowledge plus an exceptional experience of research.
By the end of the programme, students will have a broad grounding in biological science, complimenting a specific knowledge and understanding of the interactions between species and their environments, the behaviour and ecology of populations and communities of organisms, and the application of these ideas to key conservation topics such as population management, sustainable agriculture and reducing the effects of climate change on the natural world. Students will also have the opportunity to expand this programme with a broad range of additional taught modules from within the School of Biology and beyond. In addition, they will gain first-hand experience of carrying out independent ecological research, guided closely by staff as part of their research team. Field-based research training will also be provided on residential field courses in each of the first two years of the programme, and there will be further opportunity for field-based independent research in the third year.
Academic tutorials will be offered at levels 1 and 2 with a different tutor each semester, providing opportunities to interact more closely with a variety of staff. Students will also have a personal tutor for the full 3 years, providing continuity and progressive guidance. Level 1 and level 2 tutorials will include a number of workshops to teach transferable skills e.g. library use, presentation skills etc. followed by assessed exercises e.g. essays, talks etc. as opportunities to practice these skills in a subject-specific context. Students will build on these over subsequent years of specialisation and training. In year 3 students will continue with their personal tutorial meetings and attend supervision meetings with their project supervisor.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
BLGY1125 | Biology Practicals and Data Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY1128 | Living Planet | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY1232 | Introduction to Genetics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1300 | Coastal and Upland Habitats Field Course | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1304 | Research Experience and Skills Level 1 | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
FOBS1135 | The Basis of Life | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates must take at least 20 credits and up to 30 credits from the following optional modules.
BIOL1223 | Career and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BIOL1225 | How can Biological Sciences change the world | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1211 | Applied Biology and Agriculture | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY1234 | Practical Genetics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE1120 | Vertebrate Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE1180 | Environment and Ecology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE1400 | Introduction to Meteorology and Weather Forecasting | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE1610 | Introduction to Creating Sustainable Futures | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
BLGY2144 | Population and Community Ecology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2192 | Experimental Design and Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2222 | Animal Behaviour | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2223 | Organismal Evolution | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2301 | Research Experience and Skills Level 2 | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
BLGY2313 | Mediterranean Ecology Field Course | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules:
BIOL2223 | Employment, Career planning and Professional Development for Life Scientists | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2163 | How Plants Work | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2175 | Human Populations | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY2225 | Sustainable Food Production | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2253 | Animals as Pests | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2293 | Animal Physiology: from Ants to Whales | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY2330 | Terrestrial Ecology and Behaviour Field Course | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FOBS2240 | Skills in Communicating Research beyond the University | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE2160 | Climate Change: Science and Impacts | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE2165 | Climate Change: Society and Human Dimensions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Candidates will be required to study 120 credits
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
BLGY3133 | Advanced Topics in Ecology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3247 | Advanced Topics in Conservation Science | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3345 | Biology Integrated Research Projects | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
BLGY3122 | Social Insect Biology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3135 | Advanced Topics in Behaviour: from sex to death | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
BLGY3245 | Advanced Topics in Evolution | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
BLGY3300 | Level 3 Field Course (South Africa) | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW3135 | Law and the Environment II: Development and Nature Conservation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SOEE3112 | Environmental Risk: Science, Policy and Management | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SOEE3190 | Earth Observations from Space | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 10 credits of discovery modules
Last updated: 15/06/2017
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