| NBID30 | Advancements in Ecology and the Environment - part 1, 6 ECTS credits. /Ekologi och miljövård - forskning och framsteg, del 1/ |
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hours: 78 |
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Area of Education: Science Main field of studies: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: The aim of this course is that the student will arrive at an understanding of the theory and philosophy of science, and more specifically in the ecological and environmental science field. Having successfully completed this course, the student is expected to:
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Admisison to master level studies in biology. Knowledge in ecological methodology and theory (structure and dynamics of populations, ecological communities and ecosystems). Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course is based on regular seminars with thorough discussions of selected literature and lectures. Furthermore, students are requested to produce a written essay. |
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| Course contents: The course focuses on studies of the development of scientific thinking in general, and ecology and environmental science in particular. This includes analyses of commented scientific papers on various ecological issues such as ecological theories and principles; ecological concepts and method problems; complexity in ecological systems. |
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| Course literature: The course literature will be announced on the course home page before the course starts and includes primary papers in philosophy of science on an individually chosen topic |
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| Seminars participation and presentations Written essay |
3 ECTS 3 ECTS |
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| Grades are given as â?~Failâ?T or â?~Passâ?T | |||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Karin Tonderski Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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