MBIOLSCI Ecology (APSU15) FT

2017 - 2018

For students whose initial registration was PRIOR to 2013-14 Session

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (20 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
APS330 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS Practical Module Level 2. Restricted to students studying APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSU15, APSU05, APSU16, APSU06, APSU17, APSU24, APSU25, APSU29, GEOU98, GEOU210 and GEOU211.Pre/Co Requisites: APS 240.	Project	AUT SEM	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Semester 2
APS331 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU13, APSU14, APSU03, APSUI5, APSU05, APSU16, APSU06, APSU17,APSU24, APSU25, APSU29, GEOU211, GEOU210, GEOU98.	Dissertation	SPR SEM	20 credits
APS340 + Only available to students in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences.	Biology Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS306 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Recommended - APS278 Tropical Forest Ecology and Conservation. Normal physical restrictions for field study, plus special requirements for tropical forests (e.g. safety, additional medical restrictions).	Tropical Rain Forest: Biology Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS336 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU03, APSU06, APSU13, APSU14, APSU15, APSU17, APSU18, APSU19, APSU20, APSU21.	Animal Ecology and Behaviour Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS337 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU06, APSU13, APSU14, APSU17, APSU03, APSU15, APSU18, APSU19, APSU20, APSU21.	Behavioural Ecology Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS343 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students on APSU03, APSU05, APSU06, APSU13, APSU14, APSU15, APSU16, APSU17, APSU20, APSU21, APSU18, APSU19. Normal physical restrictions for field study.	Arctic Ecosystems Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS350 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS222 APS240 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. Restricted to students studying APSU03, APSU06, APSU13, APSU14, APSU15, APSU17, APSU18, APSU19, APSU20, APSU21, APSU24, APSU25, APSU29.	Marine Ecology Field Course	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS353 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS222 and APS240.	African Ecology and Biodiversity Field Course - human and natural influences	AUT SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (70 credits)

A student will take 70 credits from this group.

Semester 1
APS321 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Trends in Biology	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS327	History and Philosophy of Science	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS342 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS223	Evolutionary Ecology	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS346 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS214	Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS347 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS209 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS209 Animal Behaviour.	Conflict and Cooperation	AUT SEM	20 credits
APS348 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	The Ecology of Landscapes	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS349 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS271	Conservation Issues and Management	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
APS308 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Environmental Regulation in Plants	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS313 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Global Change	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS325 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Life in Extreme Environments	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS326 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification.	Biology and Ethics	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS341	Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS344 ⇐PPre-requisites: BIS223	Topics in Evolutionary Genetics	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS351 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS125 BMS109 MBB162	Human Evolutionary Genetics	SPR SEM	10 credits
APS352 ⇐PPre-requisites: APS240 APS274 + A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification. APS240 and APS274.	Phylogenetic Approaches to Evolution	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
APS402	Research Dissertation	AUT SEM	20 credits
APS404	Advanced Trends in Biology	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS405 + Only available to students within department of Animal and Plant Sciences.	Advanced Biological Analysis	AUT SEM	10 credits
APS407 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GEO404 (when the module is running) + Only available to students within the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences.	Research and Study Skills in Biology	AUT SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
APS406 + Only available to students within Department of Animal and Plant Sciences..	Research Project	ACAD YR	70 credits

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of not less than 59.5 at Level 2 in order to proceed to Level 3. The Examiners may in their discretion recommend that a student who obtains a weighted mean grade of not lower than 54.5 be permitted to proceed to Level 3.

A student must be awarded one hundred and twenty credits at Level 3 and achieve a grade of not less than 65 in unit APS330 in order to proceed to Level 4. The Examiners may in their discretion recommend that a student who obtains a grade of not lower than 54.5 be permitted to proceed to Level 4.

A student who fails to satisfy the requirements of regulations 5 and 6 above may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Ecology (APSU03).

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.