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AESC40150

Academic Year 2024/2025

Wildlife Conservation (AESC40150)

Subject:
Agricultural&Environmental Sci
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Barry John McMahon
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The principles of managing natural populations and their application in wildlife conservation are described in this module. The core issues of population and habitat management are discussed. Examples of bird and mammals management will be provided along with the national and international legislation that regulate wildlife management. In addition, how humans react to this management is a key factor in how human-wildlife arises.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

1. understand the principles of wildlife conservation and management
2. describe the methods of population and habitat management
3. understand the important pieces of national and international legislation that regulate wildlife management
4. understand the origins of human-wildlife and explore plausible solutions

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Using delivered course content material as basic level of knowledge, in class problems are given to students to use as self assessment markers with feedback provided through discussion. This is achieved through active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; reflective learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Brief written, analytical assessment. Week 4 Graded No
30
 No
Exam (In-person): Scheduled, end of trimeter exam. End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
70
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 16:00 - 17:50
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