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Animals in the Anthropocene (C1201L7)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

Humans have had huge impacts on the natural world and animals have had to respond to these environmental changes. On this module, you’ll use a range of case studies to investigate the ways in which animals have reacted to human environmental change. This includes:

• rapid adaptation
• changes in population distribution
• flexibility in behaviour.

You’ll study the science behind our understanding of animals’ responses to these changes, as well as what this means for improving our understanding of human–wildlife conflict and reducing it in the future.

This module directly builds on the theory of animal ecology, evolution and behaviour and will complement project and field work in the development of professional skills.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 38 hours of contact time and about 112 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.