Course Description

Course Name

The Biosphere

Session: VSRS3122

Hours & Credits

20 SCQF Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Completion or concurrent enrolment in one ENVU module

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

The course aims to introduce students to the functioning of ecosystems and their component communities at
a range of scales from local to global. The learning outcomes are: an understanding of biogeochemical
principles and processes governing energy and nutrient flux at local, regional and global scales; An
understanding of the nature and functioning of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecological communities;
Training in the techniques of soil and ecological analysis.

*Course content subject to change