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Valid for year : 2006
 
NBIC33 Invertebrate Zoology, 15 ECTS credits.
/Evertebratzoologi/

For:   Bio   BKM   FRIST  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 120
Rec. self-study hours: 280

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Biology

  Advancement level (A-D): C

Aim:
To provide extended knowledge in systematic, morphological and functional invertebrate zoology.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Equivalent attended basic program of biology with fullfilled "threshold"-demands (passed 50p with a min of 25p theory).Faunistics equivalent NBIB22 must be passed.

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.

Organisation:
Lectures, laboratory course including experimental zoology, visiting a marine research institution* and individual seminar presentations.

Course contents:
The course intend to provide a comprehensive knowledge within the field of systematical, morphological and functional invertebrate zoology, focusing on parts of the zoology that were not dealt with during the basic course in zoology (NBIB15).

Course literature:
Brusca & Brusca, Invertebrates 2nd ed, Sinauer, 2003. Written material and laboratory manuals produced at the department.

Examination:
Verbal and written seminars
Laboratory Course
Optional written examination for highest grade
6 p
4 p
0 p
 
Three different grades are given: Failed, passed and passed with distinction. To obtain the grade passed with distinction requires a passed additional written examination *The visit to a marine research institution will bring about an extra expense for travel and housing paid by the student attending the course.



Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner: Thomas Östholm
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 11/28/2005