Courses :: Module, FIELD COURSE IN ECOLOGY MH203 BIOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES

	Overview
	The course is taught over a 5-day period during the Easter Vacation of Semester 2. This is a residential course, based at a host centre in Ireland and involving excursions to a range of different field sites. Each day involves training, field work and case investigations across a range of ecological topics and habitat settings. Activities may include, inter alia, vegetation studies, habitat descriptions, studies of plant, animal, freshwater, forest and agricultural ecology, biodiversity assessment, habitat restoration, environmental impact assessment, human-ecosystem interactions and climate-ecosystem interactions. Field work and workshops will be led by MU academic staff and guest experts and leaders from across the environmental sector in Ireland. A preliminary workshop and learning guide will be provided to students prior to the course, and during the field week technical training and guidance will be provided for all activities. A significant element in the field course is group-based learning and problem-solving activities. A post-field course workshop will be provided to guide students in preparation of their final project report.

Overview

The course is taught over a 5-day period during the Easter Vacation of Semester 2. This is a residential course, based at a host centre in Ireland and involving excursions to a range of different field sites. Each day involves training, field work and case investigations across a range of ecological topics and habitat settings. Activities may include, inter alia, vegetation studies, habitat descriptions, studies of plant, animal, freshwater, forest and agricultural ecology, biodiversity assessment, habitat restoration, environmental impact assessment, human-ecosystem interactions and climate-ecosystem interactions. Field work and workshops will be led by MU academic staff and guest experts and leaders from across the environmental sector in Ireland. A preliminary workshop and learning guide will be provided to students prior to the course, and during the field week technical training and guidance will be provided for all activities. A significant element in the field course is group-based learning and problem-solving activities. A post-field course workshop will be provided to guide students in preparation of their final project report.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Complete a range of on-site and off-site ecological analyses. Work with team members to deliver a co-operative shared-responsibility task report. Incorporate additional reading and external technical information into a written scientific report of a field site or ecological topic. Complete an independent project report on an ecological topic that incorporates first-hand data and observations from one or more field sites in Ireland. Execute on-site ecological analyses using a range of data acquisition techniques, and complete post-hoc evaluations of this data alongside other data of the same format.

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	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes

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	Pre-Requisites
	BI207, BI220, BI303

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FIELD COURSE IN ECOLOGY MH203 BIOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES

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