SCI2800 Human ecology and biodiversity
Faculty of Science
SCI2800 Human ecology and biodiversity is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2021 in Winter at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Winter
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before SCI2800
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After SCI2800
No unit lists SCI2800 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PREREQUISITE: Six credit points of level 1 Science units
Overview
The unit aims to connect you with a range of community based issues and topics under the purview of the sustainable management of natural resources in the Malaysian context. In the process you will be required to intellectually engage with, and critically assessed on various topics in conservation biology and human ecology.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Illustrate an understanding of various concepts of sustainable biodiversity management
- 2
Critically assessed various in situ conservation ecology and biodiversity projects in the field
- 3
Apply diversity sampling methods in the field
- 4
Apply community shadowing technique to understand stakeholder roles and challenges in local conservation project
- 5
Construct and analyse human ecology through actor network theory (ANT)
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities (100 hours) and independent study (44 hours). Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Yek Sze Huei
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Yek Sze Huei
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for SCI2800?
SCI2800 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is SCI2800 offered?
In 2021, SCI2800 runs in Winter at Malaysia.
How much work is SCI2800?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.