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SENIOR SOPHISTERS 2012-2013

In the Environmental Sciences Senior Sophister year students take a total of 40 mandatory 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.  In addition they are required to undertake a research project which culminates in the submission of a dissertation. The year consists of a total of 60 Credits, of which the research project accounts for 20 Credits.

MANDATORY MODULES:

Modules

Credits
ES4014 Research Project 20
ES4052 Environmental Literature Seminars 5
ES4020 Water Technology 5
BO4104 Data Analysis 5
ZO4092 Environmental Impact Assessment 5
TOTAL CREDITS 40
OPTIONAL MODULES:
(students choose four of the seven optional modules below)

Modules

Credits
BO4102 Plant Community Ecology 5
BO4103 Plant Conservation and Biodiversity 5
BO4105 Global Environmental Change 5
BO4107 Plant-Animal Interactions 5
ZO4402 Conservation and Wildlife Management 5
ZO4093 Estuarine Ecology (practicals) & (lectures) 5
ZO4041 Tropical Field Trip Africa 5
TOTAL CREDITS 20

 


Last updated 19 September 2012 Natural Sciences (Email).