Barnes, R.S.K. & Hughes, R.N. 1999. An Introduction to Marine Ecology. Blackwells, Oxford.
Dytham, C. 2002. Choosing and Using Statistics (2nd Ed.) Blackwells, Oxford
Fowler, J., Cohen, L & Jarvis, P. 1998. Practical Statistics for Field Biology. Wiley
Nybakken, J. W. 1997. Marine Ecology: An Ecological Approach. Addison-Wesley
Various seashore keys and guides

Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment.

70% Production of a `scientific paper? (approx. 2500 words). (2 & 3)
30% Field notebook, written while the fieldwork activities are being carried out (1 & 4)

Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via:
Regular informal discussion during the fieldcourse

There will be approx. 10 hours of practical sessions prior to the fieldcourse to develop identification skills and a further 60 hours of guided independent study to develop your knowledge of marine and coastal ecosystems and organisms.
The fieldcourse will be mainly practical-based, with some supporting lectures and seminars (50 hours)
The rest of the time (30 hours) will be spent on independent research relating to the project and to the preparation of the scientific paper.

This module involves a residential fieldcourse based at a suitable venue along the British coast. There will be some practical sessions before the trip to develop your identification skills and knowledge of marine and coastal organisms, and some guided reading/tasks to develop your knowledge of marine habitats.

The focus during the fieldcourse is on developing your problem solving and field-based research skills. It will begin with some initial field and lab based class activities, which is then followed by an individual research project.

Suitably equipped field venue. Transport.

NB There will be a student contribution towards the cost of the residential course.