Biodiversity Generation and Maintenance (BIOS0027)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences
Teaching department: Division of Biosciences
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is restricted to students on programmes where the module is compulsory or a named option.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The module provides students of the MSc Biodiversity and Global Change, and MRes Biodiversity, Evolution and Conservation, with foundational knowledge on the generation and maintenance of biodiversity, covering topics from speciation to community ecology, macroecology, global change biology and conservation science. The module will help students understand universal patterns in the distribution and diversity of life, addressing questions such as: What are the evolutionary and ecological processes that generate and maintain the enormous diversity within and across species and ecological communities, and why does biodiversity vary so dramatically across the surface of the Earth and across The Tree of Life? What are the major drivers of biodiversity change in the Anthropocene and how is biodiversity responding to these pressures? How can we monitor these changes, predict future responses, and conserve biodiversity - as well as the processes that have generated and maintain it - on a rapidly changing planet?听

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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 54
Module leader: Dr Alex Pigot
Who to contact for more information: a.pigot@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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