BMS1801 - Biosphere: Diversity, Functions and Interactions
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Offering Academic Unit | Department of Biomedical Sciences | Credit Units | 3 | Course Duration | One Semester | Equivalent Course(s) | BCH1002(for students who took BCH1002 during academic year from 2011/2012 to 2014/2015) | Course Offering Term*: | Not offering in current academic year |
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice |
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Course Aims
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This course aims to provide essential knowledge on life systems and their environments to students without a background in biological sciences. The course will centre on three major themes:
- The diversity of life, including the differences between the major groups of living organisms.
- Cell structure and function, including nutrition, food-webs and energy requirements for the maintenance of life, and key material cycles in nature.
- Ecology and interactions of living organisms, including the concept of keystone species, from a habitat-based perspective.
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Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
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Continuous Assessment: 40% |
Examination: 60% |
Examination Duration: 2 hours |
Minimum Passing Requirement : A minimum of 30% in coursework as well as in examination, in addition to a minimum of 40% in coursework and examination taken together.
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Detailed Course Information
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BMS1801.pdf
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Useful Links
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Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Additional Information
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The course is currently offered only to:
- students undertaking the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) in Environmental Policy Studies, who have not obtained a sufficient background in Biology to pursue BCH’s higher level courses in Environmental Sciences;
- students undertaking the minor programme in Life Sciences, who are not majoring in Applied Biology or Environmental Science and Management.
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