NAT-10005 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

Applied Interdisciplinary Science Case Studies engages you with variety of core discipline of Natural Sciences. Taster lectures give you a basic overview of a broad range of individual Natural Sciences disciplines. You will discuss and debate key examples of how core disciplines combine for interdisciplinarity through a combination of staff- and student-led sessions. You will emerge able to present an evaluation of the state and context of interdisciplinary research across the Natural Sciences.

This module aims to develop broad student understanding of all the core disciplines contributing to the BSc Natural Sciences programme. It does that through exploring a number of case studies of how various disciplines combine with staff-led and student-led sessions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Compare and contrast disciplinary differences in scientific inquiry across the Natural Sciences: 1,2
Evaluate how traditional disciplines combine in interdisciplinary ways: 1,2
Evaluate the context of interdisciplinary research across the Natural Sciences: 1,2
Communicate effective critical evaluation of evidence in both written and oral forms: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures 10 hours
Workshops 10 hours
Assessment (oral presentations) 2 hours
Independent study for workshops and assessments 128 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment