ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: External department linked to the degrees
Areas: Área externa M. U. en Biodiversidad Terrestre: Caracterización, Conservación y Gestión
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
• Ability to propose a protection status and define its boundaries.
• Ability to design a network of natural areas and to zone a protected area.
• Ability to develop lists of uses.
• Ability to design, lead, develop, implement, and interpret projects and plans (such as natural resource management plans, master plans for use and management, etc.).
1. Introduction. History of the conservation of protected natural areas. Origin and values associated with the different types of protected areas.
2. Protected areas: categories, objectives, and international designations. Protected natural areas in Spain and Galicia. Networks of protected natural areas. Planning instruments: PORN (Natural Resource Management Plans) and PRUG (Master Plans for Use and Management).
3. Principles of Area Management. Population management and ecosystem-based management. Objectives and strategies in area management. Systematic conservation planning: concepts, principles, and implementation. Principle of uncertainty and adaptive management.
Other Activities (Practical sessions, seminars, tutorials):
1. Field trip to the Dunas de Corrubedo Natural Park and the Carregal and Vixán Lagoons to study park zoning, PRUG implementation, and ongoing research and conservation projects for priority species within the park.
Ausden, Malcolm. 2007. Habitat management for conservation : a handbook of techniques. Oxford University Press.
Dudley, N. 2008. Directrices para la aplicación de las categorias de gestión de áreas protegidas. UICN
BASIC and GENERAL COMPETENCIES
CG01 – Ability to analyze the current and future status of terrestrial biodiversity.
CG02 – Use of appropriate terminology related to terrestrial biodiversity.
CG03 – Use of information sources and databases necessary to support analysis and generate specific information on terrestrial biodiversity.
CG04 – Ability to write professional reports and scientific publications in the field of terrestrial biodiversity.
CB6 – Possession and understanding of knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB8 – Ability to integrate knowledge and manage the complexity of making judgments based on incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of such knowledge and judgments.
CB9 – Ability to clearly and unambiguously communicate conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale behind them, to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCIES
CT1 – Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
CT3 – Ability to work in teams and address problematic situations collectively.
CT4 – Ability to obtain appropriate, diverse, and up-to-date information in various languages.
CT5 – Commitment to the truthfulness of the information provided to others.
CT6 – Problem-solving skills through the integrated application of knowledge.
SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
CE15 – Understanding of the foundations for developing management plans for protected natural areas and networks of reserves.
Lecture: A teaching method in which the instructor presents concepts and/or procedures, providing the necessary basic information to understand a theoretical perspective or practical procedure, while encouraging student participation.
Workshop: A hands-on learning methodology aimed at the practical application of acquired knowledge, requiring students to implement their learning with the guidance and supervision of the instructor.
Collaborative Learning: Students work in small groups with guidance from the instructor, where each member’s contribution is directed toward achieving a common goal. This process enriches and enhances the learning experience of all group members.
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES Minimum weight: 30 Maximum weight: 40
EXAM ON PLANNING INSTRUMENTS IN PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS Minimum weight: 20 Maximum weight: 40
THEORY EXAM (EXCLUDING PLANNING INSTRUMENTS) Minimum weight: 40 Maximum weight: 40
SHORT-ANSWER EXAM Minimum weight: 10 Maximum weight: 40
Hours Percentage (%)
Lectures 7 100
Interactive classes 14 100
Tutorials 1 100
Exam 2 100
Personal studies 51 0
Total hours of work 75
| Monday | |||
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| 09:30-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | - | Seminar Room 4 Jacques Ives Cousteau |
| Tuesday | |||
| 09:30-12:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | - | Seminar Room 4 Jacques Ives Cousteau |
| Wednesday | |||
| 09:30-12:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | - | Seminar Room 4 Jacques Ives Cousteau |
| Thursday | |||
| 12:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | - | Seminar Room 4 Jacques Ives Cousteau |