Subject description for 2024/25
Nature types, Climate and Geology
BIO1004
Subject description for 2024/25

Nature types, Climate and Geology

BIO1004
The course gives an introduction to climate, geological processes, landscape forms and vegetation locally, regionally and globally. The students will learn about holistic relationships between the different topics.
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Norwegian nature types are the result of a complex interplay between the physical environment, biological interactions and the history of Norwegian landscapes since the last ice age. Knowing about the Norwegian nature types, their variation and their distribution is fundamental for an effective protection and sustainable management of these nature types.

The subject is reserved for students of the follwing study programmes:

  • Nature Management, One-year Programme
  • Nature Management, Bachelor's Programme
  • Sustainable economy and bioproduction, Bachelor's Programme

Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.

Students must meet current admission requirements for the associated study program.

After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

  • describe how climate affects vegetation at local and regional scales
  • explain how vegetation types such as forests, marshes and mountain vegetation are related to important ecological factors such as geology, soil, topography and hydrology
  • account for how internal and external geological processes have formed the earth’s landscapes

Skills:

  • identify some common types of vegetation in nature
  • explain the creation of landscape and topographic features, recognising various examples in the field

General competence:

  • use databases and literature to obtain relevant information about geology, climate and vegetation in Norway
No costs except semester registration fee and the cost of the literature on the reading list. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.
Compulsory
Lectures, laboratory exercises and field courses/excursions
The study program is evaluated by the students each semester by means of course and study program surveys. The evaluations are part of Nord University’s quality assurance system for education.

Compound assessement

Compulsory participation: 2 compulsory excursions , comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved. Must be approved in order to pass the final grade in the course.

Assignment - individual term paper, comprises 50/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.

School exam, 2 hours, comprises 50/100 of the grade, grading scale Letter grades.

None.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

Curriculum literature
Leganto
Subject language
Norwegian
Credits
7.5
Study location
Steinkjer
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2024
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Course coordinator
Employee photo: Amy Elizabeth Eycott
Associate Professor

Amy Elizabeth Eycott

amy.eycott@nord.no