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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

312399 (v.1) Ecotoxicology 202

Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 10518 (v.4) Aquatic Toxicology 202 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 313537 (v.1) Biology 100 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 308719 (v.2) Master of Science - Science or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: The most common aquatic and terrestrial contaminants are studied: classification of contaminants, effects of contaminants on biota, physiological effects at the organism level and effects at the population levels and community levels. Laboratory toxicology and endpoints measured: effective concentration (EC50), no observed effect concentration (NOEC) LC50 etc. Field toxicology, biomarkers, bioindicators and urban toxicology. The knowledge is integrated by presenting case studies where theory is applied to real-life scenarios. The practical portion of the unit is composed of a mixture of tutorials and laboratories. Students design environmental monitoring plans and learn basic laboratory techniques: standard curves, protein determination, and biomarker analysis.
Field of Education: 050799 Fisheries Studies not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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