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BB50240: Broadening horizons

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2019/0
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Further information on credits Credits: 10      [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 200
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Academic Year
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Business Plan and 'Dragon's Den' Style Team Presentation (CW 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The unit advances biosciences as integral to addressing the challenges of global environmental sustainability, and allows you to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
* Show cogent and critical engagement with global environmental sustainability practice relevant to your field
* Develop teamwork skills through group project work
* Communicate effectively, adopting an appropriate style for a specific audience

Content:
In this unit, you will learn about
* Global citizenship and environmental stewardship in the context of the biosciences and its impact on your future professional and personal lives
* Engaging in real-world activities relating to environmental sustainability based on your own interests and aptitude
* Developing employability skills for the global workplace such as:
- A creative and analytical approach to tackle sustainability issues
- Agility in complex problem-solving
- Managing projects, setting goals and implementing tasks effectively as part of a team
- Deploying a range of effective communication tools
* Cultivating a future-facing outlook; learning to think about social justice, ethics and wellbeing, and how these relate to ecological and economic impact of actions
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

BB50240 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Biology & Biochemistry
  • RSBB-AFM48 : Integrated PhD Molecular Biosciences (Bioinformatics)
  • RSBB-AFM49 : Integrated PhD Molecular Biosciences (Biotechnology)
  • RSBB-AFM50 : Integrated PhD Molecular Biosciences (Medical Biosciences)
  • RSBB-AFM51 : Integrated PhD Molecular Biosciences (Microbiology)
  • TSBB-AFM48 : MSc Molecular Biosciences (Bioinformatics)
  • TSBB-AFM49 : MSc Molecular Biosciences (Biotechnology)
  • TSBB-AFM50 : MSc Molecular Biosciences (Medical Biosciences)
  • TSBB-AFM51 : MSc Molecular Biosciences (Microbiology)

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