School of Biological Sciences - University of Aberdeen courses

...Fourth Year (Senior Honours) Further courses are selected, an extended essay is written and a research project or library dissertation is carried...

...subjects is offered comprising, in the first half session, Experimental Design, Analysis & Presentation, Evolution, Environmental Physiology and Animal Population Ecology...

...Teaching & Assessment Courses use a wide variety of teaching methods: lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses...

...and related sciences and two options courses covering Aberdeen based Immunological research in depth. Teaching & Assessment In the early years...

...and many other specialist topics. Fourth Year (Honours) Students carry out an independent research project in Marine Biology , often in collaboration...

...computing, literature summaries, oral communication, study of biodiversity, and career development. Furthermore, every Honours student attends a residential...

...Zoology, Ocean Biology and Geography. Third Year (Junior Honours) All students take a course in Experimental Design and Analysis. Other core elements...

...Ecology at Bettyhill , Sutherland . Second Year Core courses in second year cover Community Ecology, Animal and Plant Diversity and Function...

...A further optional course may be selected. A residential team-building course and a careers programme form part of a graduate skills module...

...Some choice of courses is available at first year depending on entrance qualifications. Second Year Courses provide an essential grounding in many fundamental...

...Assessment is by an appropriate balance of examinations and continuous assessment for each course. Students are required to attend field courses...

...Further courses can be chosen from a wide range of subjects including Chemistry, Geology, Biology and Geography. Third Year (Including options)... Learn about: Environmental Science...

...Teaching & Assessment Teaching methods include lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are assessed by both continuous... Learn about: Environmental Science...

...part of the Honours programme and many students base their project on fieldwork undertaken on tropical expeditions in the summer vacation before their final... Learn about: Environmental Science...

...Teaching & Assessment Teaching is by a combination of lectures, laboratory practicals, tutorials and field visits. Opportunities are provided for verbal and written presentations...

...Many use data collected on expeditions undertaken between 3rd and 4th year; others work in the laboratories of local institutes. Taught courses develop...

...agencies and commercial organisations. A core skills course teaches transferable skills. Fourth Year (Honours) A research project is an important part of the final...

...drawn from diverse ecological disciplines. Suitable for: Students intending to carry on to do a PhD, and for those seeking careers in ecological research...

...To provide a wide-ranging training in environmental microbiology. We aim to provide students with theoretical knowledge, practical skills and an appreciation...

...a more advanced programme. Assessment The degree programme is assessed on the basis of performance in the research project, continuous assessment of coursework... Learn about: Environmental Science...