Animals in the Anthropocene (C1201L6)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

Humans have had huge impacts on the natural world and animals have had to respond to these environmental changes. On this module, you’ll investigate the ways in which animals have reacted to anthropogenic environmental change. Across a range of cutting edge case-studies, you’ll investigate:

  • rapid adaptation
  • changes in population distribution 
  • flexibility in behaviour.

You’ll study:

  • the science behind our understanding of animals’ responses to anthropogenic change
  • the implications for ongoing understanding and mitigation of human wildlife conflict.

You’ll directly builds on the theoretical considerations of animal ecology, evolution and behaviour you’ve previously learned about. It will also be a  complement to project and field-trip work in the development of professional skills.

Teaching

55%: Lecture
45%: Seminar

Assessment

30%: Coursework (Report)
70%: Examination (Computer-based examination)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 27 hours of contact time and about 123 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: