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