BSc Ecology

Comments about BSc Ecology - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

• Objectives
  Ecology is about understanding how ecosystems work and the processes that promote or threaten biodiversity. Ecology addresses questions such as: - How can biodiversity be conserved most effectively? - How do interactions between species affect their distribution or abundance? - Can species' responses to climate change be predicted? - How can populations be managed sustainably?
• Entry requirements
  -GCE/VCE A Levels - ABB -BTEC National Diploma - 3 Distinctions + interview -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AAABB -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 33 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in GCE A Level Biology plus another A Level science subject (including Psychology and Geography). -A Level and AS Level Chemistry are not essential.
• Academic title
  BSc Ecology
• Course description
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  Module/Unit    
  
  -Biodiversity    
  -Comparative Physiology    
  -Ecosystems and Environmental Change    
  -Evolution    
  -Genes in Populations    
  -Introduction to Cell Biology    
  -Population and Community Ecology    
  -Principles of Molecular Biology    
  -Information Technology Skills in Biology    
  -Laboratory Skills in Biology 1    
  -Laboratory Skills in Biology 2    
  -Tutorials (Biology)    
  
  
  Typical Second Year Modules
  Module/Unit
  
  -Animal and Plant Science Tutorials    
  -Data Analysis    
  -Plant Habitat and Distribution    
  -Wetland Ecosystem Field Course    
  -Animal Ecology    
  -Ecology Project    
  -Animal Population and Community Ecology    
  -Biodiversity    
  -Evolutionary Biology    
  -Freshwater Ecology    
  -Palaeobiology    
  -Plant Population and Community Ecology    
  -Plant, Cell and Environment
  -World Ecosystems    
  
  
  Typical Third Year Modules
  Module/Unit    
  
  -Project    
  -Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme
  -Dissertation    
  -Animal Ecology and Behaviour Field Course    
  -Behaviour Ecology Field Course    
  -Biology and Ethics    
  -Community Ecology    
  -Conservation and Management    
  -Cooperation and Conflict    
  -Ecotoxicology    
  -Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology    
  -Environmental Regulation in Plants    
  -Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems    
  -Global Change    
  -History and Philosophy of Science    
  -History and Philosophy of Science    
  -Issues in Conservation Biology
  -Life in Extreme Environments    
  -Molecular Ecology and Conservation Genetics    
  -Parasitism
  -Sex and Reproduction
  -Social Insects    
  -Soil Plant Relationships
  -Trends in Biology    
  -Tropical Rain Forest: Biology Field Course