BIOL212-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Marine Biology

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

Description

Biology of marine invertebrates with emphasis on structure and function, life histories, behaviour and ecology.

Emphasis will be on the biology of marine organisms with an emphasis on marine invertebrates, biodiversity and marine habitats.

Includes a five day field trip to Kaikoura. Trip 1: 5th - 9th April or Trip 2: 22nd - 26 April, Trip 3 (if needed) 9th - 13th April (Easter).

Prerequisites

(1) BIOL113 or BIOL114; (2) BIOL111 or BIOL112.

Restrictions

ZOOL204, ZOOL214

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Islay Marsden

Lab Coordinator

Jan McKenzie

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 60%
Essay 27 Mar 2009 15%
Field Course Project 08 May 2009 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Brusca, Richard C. , Brusca, Gary J; Invertebrates ; 2nd ed; Sinauer Associates, 2003.

Ruppert, Edward E. , Barnes, Robert D., Barnes, Robert D; Invertebrate zoology ; 6th ed.; Saunders College Pub, 1994.

Recommended Reading

Castro, Peter. , Huber, Michael E; Marine biology ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Notes

In BIOL212, a student must normally pass the course as a whole (>50%) and reach a satisfactory (45%) level in the essay, practical report and the final exam.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $956.00

International fee $4,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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