英国诺丁汉大学环境科学专业介绍(英文)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMPROGRAMME SPECIFICATIONA.Basic Information1. Title Bachelor of Science with Honours Environmental Science2. Course code TBA3. School managing the courseSchool of Geography, University of Nottingham (UK) 50% and Division of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China (50%).N.B. The School of Geography and the Division of Engineering at UNNC will be equal partners in terms of programme delivery. However, the School of Geography at UoN will have full ownership of and responsibility for m aintaining and updating the programme specification, including the foundation and qualifying year at UNNC. Of course, the common foundation year and autumn sem ester in the qualifying year for all courses at UNNC makes it necessary to work in partnership and consultation with the whole faculty and UNNC.4. Type of course∙Single subject5. Mode of delivery∙Full-tim e∙International cam pus (Ningbo) and Nottingham (2+2)6. Accrediting bodyNot applicable7. Relevant QAA subject benchmark(s)Environmental Sciences (2007), Geography (2007)B: General InformationEducational AimsThe aim of the Environmental Science degree is to m otivate students through the provision of a research-led teaching and learning programm e within a high quality, stim ulating and flexible yet structured course employing both traditional and modern teaching methods. The objective degree is to enable students: ∙To engage in the study of Environmental Science, environmental management and environmental sustainability issues,∙To develop personal and inter-personal skill and the technical skills to synthesise descriptive and numeric al information in EnvironmentalScience∙To develop the intellectual capacity to com e to sound and practi cal conclusions∙To prepare for and to develop a career in environmental management and sustainability.In addition the Environmental Science degree aim s to:∙To enhance lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to Society at large∙To provide a structured yet flexible programme reflected in optional pathways that allow students to tailor their programme of study to theirown specific interests and career aspirations∙To provide a learning environment in which students are encouraged to engage in a reflective evaluation of their academic and personal progressand development.Outline Description of the CourseThe Environmental Science programme is a full-tim e degree studied over four years leading to the award of a BA single honours degree.The first year programm e is designed to provide a common foundation for all undergraduate degree courses offered by the University of Nottingham at Ningbo for students who have com pleted 11 or 12 years of secondary education in China. The developm ent of a common year 1 is a response to the particular characteristics of the m arket for higher education in China, where four year undergraduate programmes are the norm, and to the need for an initial intensive immersion in the English language in order to com pensate for the absence of the natural linguistic and cultural environment that they would encounter in daily life on an equivalent programme in the UK.Year 1 consists of three teaching blocks of 10 weeks each. It is assum ed at the beginning of the year that:♦Students will have a reasonable passive knowledge of the language system of English but not necessarily know how to apply it.♦Students’ knowledge of the language system will be of a general rather than academic nature.♦Students will be new to studying at HE level.♦Students will be unfamiliar with British cultural and academ ic norms and expectations.♦Students will be new to the academ ic subjects they will study at UNNC.Year 1 aim s to take into account all of the above to provide a broad practical introduction and grounding to study for all students.The non-credit bearing Block 1 is principally designed to develop language skills, activating knowledge of the English language that students m ay already have in a passive form, with particular focus on introducing them to tasks that will be ofuse in later academic m odules. There are no academic modules in this block and no formal assessment. This is to allow students to overcom e any initial difficulties and settle into the new learning environment. Nevertheless, students will be asked to carry out similar activities to those that will be assessed in future modules, and formative feedback will be given. Student performance will be monitored informally by the tutors with the aim of offering further languageand/or academ ic support in Blocks 2 and 3 for students who need it.Block 1 will begin with a one week orientation programme for students, followed by a nine week programme consisting of 18 - 20 hours of taught classes per week. The students will be tested for English language ability at the beginning of the block and grouped in class accordingly.Blocks 2 and 3, each of ten weeks in duration, consist of a num ber of credit-bearing modules. All modules in year 1 are com pulsory and common to all degreeprogrammes, except in Block 3, where Business students are separated from the others for one 10 credit m odule. There is a brief assessm ent period after each block which m ay be utilised according to the assessm ent requirements of the individual modules. Taken together, Blocks 2 and 3 give 120 credits. Each 10 credit module represents 100 hours of student learning.It is still assumed in Blocks 2 and 3 that students will need substantial tuition and support to develop the English language and study skills needed to succeed in their chosen courses. Academic English modules therefore account for 50% of the credits in year 1. However, there is also the need to introduce students to the academic subject knowledge and approaches that will be developed more fully in ‘content’ m odules in year s 2 – 4 (the equivalent of a full programme at Nottingham, UK). The other m odules in year 1 are designed to fulfil this function and the English m odules complement them by employing directly related subject matter as a m edium through which to develop language skills.For years 2-4, the academic year is divided into two sem esters (Autumn and Spring) that consist of appropriately 12 weeks of teaching followed by integral periods of revision and assessm ent.The structure of the Environmental Science programme is modular, with individual modules each having a weighting of 10, 15, 20 or 40 credits. One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 10 credit m odule represents 100 hours of study including form al teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessm ents. An Honours degree requires the successfulcom pletion of 360 credits beyond the foundation level, 120 of which are taken in each subsequent year. The second year is called the Qualifying year, which m ust be passed for progression to Part I (third year) and Part II (fourth year) of the degree. Part I counts for 30% of the final degree classification, and Part II for 70%.In the Qualifying Year students are introduced t o the underlying core disciplines of Environmental Science. Also in the Qualifying Year, students have to take core modules in Geographical Information Science and quantitative m ethods. These modules are supported by bi-weekly tutorials to support the learning process. In aggregate, the Qualifying Year thereby provides a foundation for Part I of the degree, in which core m odules are taken in data handling, field techniques and communications in Environmental Science with a wide choice of m odules organised in thematic pathways. Part II of the degree develops these them atic pathways with emphasis changing to the social and cultural and economic implications of m anagem ent of key issues in Environmental Science.C: Supplementary regulations1. Admissions RequirementsDirect entryDirect Entry is for applicants from Zhejiang province only.Applicants should have achieved at least five ‘A’ levels in their graduation exam for senior high school, and all other results should be at least ‘B’ level. For Arts students, English and Chinese must be ‘A’ while for Scienc e students,Mathem atics and English must be ‘A’. The student can have one ‘A’ tocom pensate for a ‘C’ if he has 6‘A’s. If som e key high schools don’t provide this exam, the student should rank in the top half of his school record ranking listduring the senior high school years (by converting the results of related examinations).Applicants will sit Nottingham entrance tests, which include written and oral tests. Students m eeting the entry requirements can be admitted subject to Direct Entry intake quotas.Gaokao entryStudents should attain above the first division university entry score, with an English score of 115 or above.Zhejiang province students admitted through Direct Entry m ust be referred byone of 10 authorised high schools. Gaokao students must reach 50 plus the university’s entry score, in order to apply for the 4+1 programme.Students m eeting the following two requirements can apply for direct entry to the second year:1. The Gaokao score reaches the entry score of Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Renming University, Peking University, and Qinghua University, Nanjing University, Wuhan University, Nankai University, University of Science and Technology of China and Hong Kong University.2. IELTS score 6.5 (minimu m 6.0 in writing). IELTS score is 6.5, or TOEFL score 575 (no less than 4.5 in the Test of Written English); computer based score 232 (no less than 4.5 in essay rating).Other entriesAS Level with grades BBB graduates can apply for first year study. The typical IB offer is 32, and the typical offer for A level is BBB for direct entry to the second year.International school graduates with non-standard qualifications will normally be asked to attend an interview.English as a second langua ge students must apply with either an IELTS or TOEFL score. The minimu m requirement for university entry is 5.5 and 525, with acom puter based score of 195 (no less than 4.0 in essay rating). For second-year direct entry students, the m inimum requirement is 6.5 and 575 (no less than 4.5 in the Test of Written English) and a com puter based score of 232 (no less than 4.5 in essay rating).2. Course StructureFirst Year Programme (Year 1)Compulsory ModulesStudents must take all modules in this groupQualifying Year (Year 2)Compulsory ModulesStudents must take all modules in this groupPart 1 (Year 3)Compulsory ModulesStudents must take all modules in this groupRestricted GroupsStudents must take 20 credits from this groupAndStudents must take a minimum of 40 credits from this groupOptional ModulesStudents can take up to 20 credits from this groupPart 2 (Year 4)Compulsory ModulesStudents must take all modules in this groupRestricted GroupsStudents must take a minimum of 20 credits from this groupAndStudents must take 40 credits from this groupOptional ModulesStudents can take up to 20 credits from this group3. Assessment criteriaProgression Information:This programme will comply with the University Undergraduate taughtassessm ent regulations which can be found at:/qualit y-manual/study-regulations/ undergraduat e-regulations.htm Students must pass the Qualifying Year module Interpreting Environm ental Data to progress to Part I of the degree.Degree Information:Assessm ents are marked in line with the School of Geography Undergraduate Marking Criteria, as contained in our Undergraduate Student Handbook.The primary criterion for the award of a degree is the student's rounded, credit-weighted arithm etic m ean over Part I and Part II of their degree, weighted 30% and 70% respectively. The credit-weighted arithmetic m ean determines the degree classification and boundaries as follows:70+ 1st68-69 Borderline II-160-67 II-159 Borderline II-150-58 II-249 Borderline II-240-48 III39 Borderline IIIl38- FailBorderline Degree Classes:The following profile algorithm is applied to candidates within each borderline to determine if the degree class should be raised:∙The num ber of Part II modules in higher and lower classes than the appropriate borderline are counted. 10 credit m odules and the dissertation are given a score of 1. 20 credit m odules are given a score of 2.∙The total score equals 9∙If the score is 5 or more within the higher class or higher classes then the higher class is awarded∙If the score is 4 within the higher class or higher classes an External Examiner makes an assessm ent of the case, which might include a viva voceexamination. The External Examiner will recommend either promotion to the higher degree class or retention of the lower degree class.∙If the score is <4 in higher class or higher classes then the lower degree class is awarded.In the event of a degree class being raised the transcript of m arks for the final degree will show the original (borderline) mark but will have an endorsement explaining why the classification was raised.Course Weightings %Part I: 30.0Part II: 70.0D: Learning OutcomesT he programme provides opportunities for students to achieve knowledge and understanding together with generic and discipline-specific skills for:∙the successful com pletion of a Honours degree in Environmental Science,∙to enhance em ployment prospects and∙to facilitate and sustain life-long learningas specified in the following QAA national benchm arks for Environmental Science and Geography:a.Knowledge and understanding∙ a systems approach to understanding the present and past interactions between the processes operating in the lithosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere andbiosphere, and the perturbations of these systems by extraterrestrial influences ∙problem-solving and modelling related to environmental phenomena∙the monitoring and management of natural and human-induced environmental changes and the implications for sustainability andsustainable development.Teaching/learning methods and strategies:Core knowledge and understanding is gained via lectures, tutorials, practicals, seminars (both student and teacher led), fieldwork and a significant proportion of guided independent study. In later sections of the programme the above are supplemented by group team work, laboratory classes and pathway-specific residential field courses.Assessments:Knowledge and understanding is assessed through examinations, coursework essays, project reports, fieldwork reports, web pages, posters and group and individual presentations.b. Discipline-specific skills.∙Evaluate the diversity of specialised techniques and approaches involved in formulating research design and collecting environmental information (e.g.instrumentation, remote sensing, observation and the use of textual andarchival sources)∙Evaluate the diversity of specialised techniques and approaches involved in analysing environmental information (e.g. field based research and special techniques for the analysis of spatial information, GIS, laboratorytechniques, qualitative and quantitative tec hniques for the analysis ofenvironmental information)∙Evaluate the diversity of specialised techniques and approaches involved in presenting environmental information (e.g. GIS, cartography and different textual strategies)Teaching/learning methods and strategies:Discipline specific skills are promoted through field classes (both teacher and student led), practical laboratory and com puter classes and lectures. Most of these skills are addressed by a programme of core lectures and practical classes which are compulsory for all students. From the beginning of the programme students are m ade aware of the safety and ethical aspects of fieldwork and data gathering exercises. A significant proportion of the degree is derived from the dissertation that encourages the student to independently practice m any of the discipline specific skills acquired during the programme, after appropriate consultation with an advisor with regarding to m ethodologies to be em ployed. Assessments:Discipline specific skills are assessed via portfolios of m aps, fieldwork, project and laboratory reports, field notebooks, web pages, posters, presentations and the dissertation, part of the m ark for which is specifically related to the level ofcom petence in these skills.c. Intellectual skills∙Illustrate and discuss the contested and provisional nature of knowledge and understanding∙Identify, formulate and evaluate questions or problems∙Develop a sustained and reasoned argument∙Articulate and communicate personal views about environmental issues including the weaknesses in the arguments of others∙Apply ideas to new situationsTeaching/learning methods and strategies:Intellectual skills are promoted through lectures, tutorials, seminars and group discussions. The application of these skills is encouraged through project based field courses and case studies within modules.Assessments:Intellectual skills are assessed through tutorial and coursework essays and examinations. The dissertation allows the student to dem onstrate these skills to the highest level.d. Key skills∙Communicate environmental ideas, principles and theories effectively and fluently by written, oral and visual m eans∙Effectively and appropriately interpret and use nume rical statistical information∙Undertake independent/self-directed study/learning (including tim e management) to achieve consistent, proficient and sustained attainm ent ∙Work as a participant or leader of a group and contribute effectively to the achievem ent of objectivesTeaching/learning methods and strategies:Key skills are promoted through tutorials and core m odules within the degree programme which are com pulsory for all students. Virtually all Part II, and many Part I, optional modules involve the development of these skills throughteam work and/or role-play and seminar presentations.Assessments:Key skills are assessed through both teacher and peer evaluation of seminar presentations, coursework essays, posters, web pages, examinations and the dissertation.。