BL5104 Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

Weeks 8 - 11

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr S Heinrich

Dr S Heinrich
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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

From the heated debates surrounding whaling or bycatch to the continuing expansion of a host of human activities in the marine environment, issues pertaining to marine mammals feature regularly in the public domain and often polarise public opinion. Finding ways to address human-marine mammal interactions, and advise on mitigation actions has become an important task for many marine mammal scientists. Through a series of lectures, seminars, debates and workshops, students will explore human – marine mammal interactions with a view to better understand the underlying factors, and what can be done to address these.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 lectures and seminars/ workshops/ debates each week for 4 weeks

Scheduled learning hours

45

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

105

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.