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Syllabus:

Conservation Biology, 15 credits

The course is discontinued

Swedish name: Bevarandebiologi
This syllabus is valid: 2009-03-30 and until further notice
Course code: 5BI006
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Biology: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Ecology and Environmental Science

Contents

The course focus is on threats to biodiversity at different scales caused by human resource use. The students learn how to apply theory in ecology, biogeography and genetics to design measures to conserve and restore damaged ecosystems. The students are trained to evaluate conservation and restoration projects, and to do inventories of natural habitats. The course ends with an excursion where they work with problems and methods of species conservation in habitats typical of northern Sweden.

Required Knowledge

60 ECTS Biology, including 15 ECTS Ecology. English proficiency equivalent to IELTS Academic Training –minimum score 5.0 with no individual score below 4.5 (Tests taken before January 2005 not admissible or TOEFL – minimum score 500 on paper based test and not below 4.0 on the TWE, Alternatively 173 on computer based test with iBT61 is also required as well as basic entrance requirements for higher studies in Swedish language proficiency if the course in taught in Swedish.

Literature

The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.