WATR203-15SU1 (C) Summer Feb 2015 start

Freshwater Science Field Skills

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 February 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 13 February 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 February 2015

Description

In this course students will develop practical skills in sampling freshwaters, identification of freshwater organisms, and assessing hydrological conditions and water-quality.

This course is designed to teach the basic skills required to measure aspects of freshwater ecosystems. Through intensive field days, you will learn practical skills necessary for a practicing freshwater ecologist employed in New Zealand.  You will learn how to assess and measure physical habitats, water chemistry, aquatic plants, freshwater invertebrates, and fish. You will also be introduced to identification of algae, macrophytes, invertebrates, fish and freshwater birds. This course will provide you with a background in skills useful for advanced waterways and freshwater ecology courses and equip you for freshwater science-related careers.

Prerequisites

A freshwater-related course of study or appropriate freshwater-related work experience as determined by the Head of Programme.

Timetable Note

This is a 5 day lab and field course running from 9 - 13 February 2015.

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Earth and Environment Head of Department

Professor Jon Harding, Room 333 Biology II Building, ext. 4988
jon.harding@canterbury.ac.nz

Assessment

The course will include:

- Some assessed pre-course reading (which will be available online)

- Seminars, laboratories and field work during 5 day course

- Post-course report

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

International fee $3,638.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 40

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

All WATR203 Occurrences

  • WATR203-15SU1 (C) Summer Feb 2015 start