Unit information: Dinosaurs in 2008/09

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Unit name Dinosaurs
Unit code EASCM0009
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1B (weeks 7 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Braddy
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Earth Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

To provide students with an understanding of the diversity, evolution, and relationships of the dinosaurs, and to cover some current debates concerning their behaviour, biology, and evolution. New dinosaur discoveries are continually being made, and new ideas developed all the time. Students are encouraged to investigate additional themes in detail that interest them via the poster assessment.