Current active course description (last updated 2024/25)
Population Ecology
ØKO2002
Current active course description (last updated 2024/25)

Population Ecology

ØKO2002
The course will provide an basic understanding of the main principles and approaches in modern population ecology
The course will provide a basic introduction to ecological principles, focusing on population ecology. A thorough introduction of theories, methods and approaches used to understand how populations of wild animals fluctuate in time and space will be given, including the effects of human activities on their population dynamics. The course will provide an understanding how different species life histories and adaptations affects their life histories, and introduce the main tools and models used to assess and model their population dynamics.

The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:

  • Nature Management, One-year Programme
  • Sustainable economy and bioproduction, Bachelor's Programme

Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.

Students must meet current admission requirements for the associated study program.

After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge:

  • has a broad basic knowledge of key topics in population ecology
  • is able to update his/her own knowledge within the subject area

Skills:

  • can apply professional knowledge and relevant results from population ecological research to practical and theoretical issues
  • can find, evaluate and refer to relevant information and present this to shed light on a problem

General competence:

  • can communicate key subjects such as theories, issues and solutions both in writing and verbally
  • can exchange views and experiences with others with backgrounds in the subject area and through this contribute to development of the ecological profession
Paid semester fee and syllabus literature. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.

Compulsory subject for Nature Management, Bachelor's degree study.

Elective subject for Sustainable Economy and Bioproduction, Bachelor's degree study.

Lectures, group work and a semester assignment.
Evaluated annually by students through course surveys. These evaluations are included in the university’s quality assurance system.

Compound Assessment.

  • Written assignment, comprises 20% of the grade, grading scale A-F.
  • Written examination, 4 hours, comprises 80% of the grade, grading scale A-F.

Pen, ruler and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

BIO201 - Ecology - 7.5 credits