Free Online Course from Alison: Advanced Diploma in Wildlife Ecology

Alison Platform is offering a free online course titled ‘Advanced Diploma in Wildlife Ecology’. In this course, you will study the essentials around the concepts of ecosystems, evolutionary biogeography and ecotoxicology. This course takes 20-30 hours to complete.

Course Description:-

• Delve into evolution and ecology in this free course on wildlife ecology. 

• You will study the essential concepts of an ecosystem, evolutionary biogeography, modern population theory and community ecology. 

• With this, you will learn about the impacts of humans on ecosystems, human population growth, sustainable development, plastics and biodiversity, and the components of climate change. 

• You will then be introduced to the study of ecotoxicology.

Course Modules:-

• Module 1 Introduction To Ecology And Evolution.

  • In this module, you will be introduced to evolution and ecology. 

  • You will look at what are the interactions that are driving the abundance and distribution of individual animals? 

  • You will study the essential concepts of an ecosystem, biogeography evolution, modern population and community ecology. 

  • It will then discuss the role of fitness in evolution. Along with this, you will look at the emergent principle, the levels of organization in the biological world, and measures of biodiversity.

• Module 2 Ecological Interactions And Energetics.

  • In this module, you will be introduced to ecological interactions. 

  • You will learn the difference between intraspecific and interspecific synergies.

  • Along with this, you will explore the differences between exploitative competition and interference competition. 

  • You will look at different kinds of behavioural ecologies, such as foraging behaviour and anti-predator behaviour. 

  • This module will also cover primary production, the efficiency of production, and biogeochemical cycle.

• Module 3 Population And Community Ecology.

  • In this module, you will learn about population studies and applications. This includes the study of theories of population growth and regulation. 

  • You will also look at population parameters and demographic techniques. 

  • Then, this module will help you learn the specific traits that we can discern from a community. 

  • You will look at how the changes happen in the community and how a community forms? 

  • This module will also discuss the relationship between biodiversity and stability.

• Module 4 First Assessment.

• Module 5 Distribution, Abundance And Measurement Of Threatened Species.

  • In this module, you will be introduced with distribution, abundance and measurement of threatened species. 

  • This includes analysis of geographic distributions, dispersal and anthropogenic factors, and some push and pulls elements. 

  • You will look at population dynamics and extinction. 

  • It will then follow into characteristics of population dynamics, such as stochastic factors and deterministic factors. 

  • You will also study the ecological processes, that is in-situ and ex-situ conservation.

• Module 6 Human Ecology And Ecology Of Change.

  • In this module, you will be introduced with human ecology and the ecology of change. 

  • You will study the impacts of human beings on ecology, human population growth, food requirements, and sustainable development. 

  • It will then follow into a study of how the oil spill brings out a change in the ecology? 

  • This module will help you understand plastic and biodiversity, components of climate change and the working of the climate system in detail.

• Module 7 Applied Ecology.

  • In this module, you will be introduced with applied ecology in greater detail. 

  • You will learn about optimal yield problems and numerical analysis of population size and the weight of stock. 

  • Then, you will look at the differences between controlled and uncontrolled pests. It will then follow into the study of different pest control methods in detail. 

  • This module will also help you learn about ecotoxicology, pollution management, and restoration ecology.

• Module 8 Second Assessment.

• Module 9 Course Assessment.

Course Outcome:-

Having completed this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the historical overview of ecology.

• Distinguish the essential concepts of an ecosystem, biogeography evolution and modern population theory.

• Discuss parasitism, predation, amensalism and cannibalism in detail.

• Distinguish the difference between photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs.

• Describe population parameters and demographic techniques.

• Analyze the problem of dynamics and the problem of statics.

• Explain pull and push factors, as well as dispersal and anthropogenic factors.

• Explain the difference between habitat fragmentation and habitat displacement.

• Explain the concepts of decomposing waste, entanglement and ingestion.

• Describe numerical analysis of population size and the weight of stock.

• Describe the ideas of ecotoxicology, pollution management and restoration aid recovery.

Course Requirements:-

• To successfully complete this course and become an Alison graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this course, you have the option to acquire official certification from Alison for an amount of money.

• For more information about the certificate and how to get it, you can read the FAQs.

About Alison:-

Alison is an online platform with more than 8 million learners, offering free online courses in various fields, from science and technology to languages and literature, to lifestyles and professional fields.

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