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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. understand the scope of the zoology discipline
2. understand the evolution and diversity of animal groups
3. discuss how evolution has driven the structure and function of the principal physiological systems in animals
4. describe how physiological function varies in animal groups, particularly in response to environmental extremes
5. identify the principal organs governing homeostasis in a variety of animal groups
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Practical | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 87 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: End of semester | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: Report based on laboratory experiments. Completed during lab sessions. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Practical Examination: In semester during lab session | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr John Finarelli | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Gavin Stewart | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Katharina Wollenberg Valero | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 11:00 - 11:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 12:00 - 12:50 |
Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Tues 11:00 - 12:50 |
Practical | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Tues 11:00 - 12:50 |
Practical | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Wed 09:00 - 10:50 |
Practical | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Wed 09:00 - 10:50 |