This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
This unit is a discussion-based group forum that explores current issues and discusses, debates and critiques these within the context of marine environmental studies. The issues range across policy and management, ecology, economics, law, technology, aquaculture, conservation, global change and fisheries. Students explore ideas together, learning how to identify the key concepts that underlie the issue and how tounpick these concepts to develop valid and tractable answers to problems.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Topics In Marine Environmental Studies |
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| Unit code | JFA539 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies |
| Discipline | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Coordinator | Dr Chris Burke |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Postgraduate |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Weekly for 13 weeks, 3h tutorials |
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| Assessment | Coursework: 100% (topic preparation 40%, discussion contributions 40%, seminar 10%, posters 10%) Examination: 0% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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