# AESC20050

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Applied Zoology (AESC20050)

Subject:
:   Agricultural&Environmental Sci

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   2 (Intermediate)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Assoc Professor Dara Stanley

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   On Campus

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This introductory module provides an overview of the biology and ecology of vertebrate and invertebrate animal groups of agricultural, environmental and conservation interest. The following topics will be covered: I. Introduction to the classification, biology and ecology of the Phylum Arthropoda with a focus on the insects, from morphology to predation and defence to conservation. II. Introduction to selected non-arthropod invertebrate groups of agricultural importance (Oligochaeta, Nematoda, Gastropoda): classification, diversity, biology, ecology, importance, practical recognition. III. Introduction to the biology and ecology of vertebrates: identification, ecology, and agricultural and environmental relevance of selected species of birds and mammals and IV: Introduction to freshwater ecology.

## About this Module

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:- Describe the biology, ecology and economic importance of major animal groups;- Identify in the field, the major groups of economically and environmentally important animals in terrestrial habitats;- Explain the role and significance of beneficial animal groups in ecosystems.

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Practical | 20 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
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| Total | 114 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

lectures, case-based learning, lab/studio work

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

**Learning Requirements:**\

Students are required to have passed 1st year Biology courses (BIOL 10010 and BIOL 10030) or equivalent

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

**Incompatibles:**\
AESC30210 - *Plant Protection - Pests*\
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**Equivalents:**\
Applied Zoology (ERM20060)\
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exam (In-person): Final exam | End of trimester  Duration:  2 hr(s) | Graded | No | 50 | Yes |
| Individual Project: Practicals involving lab assignments, a journal club reflection and other continuous assessment | Week 2, Week 3, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 | Graded | No | 50 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

Yes

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Autumn | No |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment\
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

### Associated Staff

| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Dr Tara Dirilgen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Mary Kelly-Quinn | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Ruth Leeney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Barry John McMahon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Olaf Schmidt | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
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| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Mon 12:00 - 12:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 15:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 24 | Thurs 15:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 11:00 - 11:50 |

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