Masters Mediterranean Ecology Field Course (827C1)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll visit an ecological site in the Mediterranean and carry out field work. You’ll explore new and diverse habitats not found in the UK, containing different flora and fauna.

Experiencing of a range of environments is essential for understanding biodiversity and the forces that shape its evolution.

Conducting research in unfailiar environments is also a key part of becoming a field biologist or ecologist. It helps you develop the practical skills needed to study ecological systems in the field.

On completion of this module, you should be able to:

  • design and carry out ecological or behavioural field research projects, using the flora or fauna of a Mediterranean field site as your study system
  • develop research proposals
  • conduct field work, analyse your data, and present your findings both in written form and in the form of a research seminar.

Teaching

9%: Lecture
79%: Practical (Fieldwork, Laboratory)
13%: Seminar

Assessment

50%: Coursework (Presentation)
50%: Written assessment (Report)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 92 hours of contact time and about 208 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.