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CHEM1807 - Foundations of Environmental Science

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Chemistry
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Equivalent Course(s)
BCH1807 or BMS1801 
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
This course aims to provide essential knowledge on life systems and their environments to students without a background in Biology and Chemistry. The course will centre on three major themes:
  • Cell structure and function, including nutrition, food-webs and energy requirements for the maintenance of life, and key material cycles in nature.
  • The diversity of life and ecology and interactions of living organisms, including the concept of keystone species, from a habitat-based perspective.
  • Basic environmental chemistry related to ecosystem health.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information
CHEM1807.pdf

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Department of Chemistry