Exam weighted at 50%, practical assessment weighted at 0% and assignment weighted at 50%.

In-class assessment of practical competency in the lab 0% (LO 6)
Assignment 50%, max. 4,000 words (LO 2,3 and 5)
An end of module exam 50% (LO 1-4)

Formative assessment:
Formative feedback will take place in tutorials and by review of assignment plans prior to submission.

This module provides an awareness of a range of environmental policies and an understanding of the principal environmental legislation affecting wildlife and conservation in Great Britain. It also provides an overview of pertinent international legislation. Industry speakers come in as part of the delivery to ensure that the latest topical issues are always dealt with.
There is a particular emphasis on the impacts and management of pollution within this module.

Lectures supported by tutorials 86hrs including laboratory sessions. Assignments to develop self-learning skills 214 hrs. Assignments take the form of a brief, broken down into tasks. These tasks are researched and the information presented in the form of a report.

Rees, P. A. 2002. Urban Environmental & Wildlife Law. Blackwell
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
www.defra.gov.uk
Mason 2001 Biology of Freshwater Pollution, Longman
Markham 1994 A Brief History of Pollution, Earth Scan
Hardman, McEldowny, Waite, 1993, Pollution: Ecology and Biotreatment
NSCA 1998 Pollution Handbook
Clark 2001 Marine Pollution, Oxford Science publications
Jennifer Meek, 1992, Sick Earth Syndrome,
Paul Duncan, 1994, Lighten Our Darkness
Nisson & Pitt, 1994, Protecting The Atmosphere

Suitably equipped laboratory