Academic Year/course:
2017/18
451 - Degree in Veterinary Science
28435 - Ecology and the Environment
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
28435 - Ecology and the Environment
Faculty / School:
105 - Facultad de Veterinaria
Degree:
451 - Degree in Veterinary Science
ECTS:
3.0
Year:
5 and 4 and 2
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Optional
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview
Participative master lectures. Practical lectures will be devoted to the recognition of theoretical aspects in the field and in the classroom.
5.2. Learning tasks
The program offered to the students to help them achieve the expected results, comprise the following activities:
5.3. Syllabus
Theory program
Participative theory lectures in which students pose doubts regarding the information they have received previously by the teacher. This information is available on Moodle platform since the beginning of the term.
Week 1. Ecology 1. Introduction.
Week 2. Ecology 2. Populations.
Week 3. Eco 3. Communities.
Week 4. Eco 4. Ecosystems.
Week 5. Eco 5. Conservation Biology.
Week 6. MA 1. Abiotic Environmental Impact.
Week 7. MA 2. Biotic Environmental Impact and Environmental Education.
Week 8. MA 3. Environmental Microbiology.
Week 9. Global assessment.
Practices program
Week 3. Demography.
Week 5. Practice in the field 1. Natural Environments
Week 6. Environmental Education.
Week 7. Practice in the field. Extensive farming and Natural Environments.
5.4. Course planning and calendar
Calendar, timetable, tutorials and exams will be adjusted to the general academic calendar of Saragossa University and its Faculty of Veterinary.
The information on the subject will be available on Moodle platform from the beginning of the term.
Presential sesión calender
This subject implies an average dedication of 75 hours by the student:
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Master lectures
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15
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Classroom practices
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4
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Fieldwork
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11
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Study and autonomous work
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40
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Evaluation
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2
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Total
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75
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5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources
[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]
- [BB] Conservation biology for all / edited by Navjot S. Sodhi, Paul R. Ehrlich Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010
- [BB] La larga sombre del ganado: problemas ambientales y opciones / Henning Steinfeld, Pierre Gerber, Tom Wassenaar, Vincent Castel, Mauricio Rosales, Cees de Haan Roma : FAO, 2009 [Para acceder al texto completo mirar URL]
- [BB] Smith, Robert Leo. Ecología / Robert Leo Smith, Thomas M.Smith ; traducción Francesc Mezquita, Eduardo Aparici...[et al.] ; revisión técnica María Rosa Miracle...[et al.] . - [1a ed. en español] Madrid[etc.] : Addison Wesley, 2001
- [BC] Livestock's long shadow: environmental issues and options / Henning Steinfeld, Pierre Gerber, Tom Wassenaar, Vincent Castel, Mauricio Rosales, Cees de Haan Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ,2006
Listado de URL
- La larga sombra del ganado : problemas ambientales y emocionales [http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/a0701s/a0701s00.htm]