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Course Description
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Course Name
The Biosphere
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
Environmental Science
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Completion or concurrent enrolment in one ENVU module -
Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course aims to introduce students to the functioning of ecosystems and their component communities ata range of scales from local to global. The learning outcomes are: an understanding of biogeochemicalprinciples and processes governing energy and nutrient flux at local, regional and global scales; Anunderstanding of the nature and functioning of terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecological communities;Training in the techniques of soil and ecological analysis.
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