C1. Show the ability to employ and evaluate suitable experimental methods (both laboratory and fieldwork based) for the investigation of relevant areas of biology.
C2. a range of laboratory and fieldwork techniques of key importance in biology.
C3. examine safely in a scientific laboratory and in the field, with awareness of standard safety protocols; the ability to apply relevant numerical skills, in-cluding statistics to biological data; the ability to access bioscience infor-mation from a wide range of sources in order to maintain and enhance knowledge of the Biosciences and to communicate that information clearly in oral and written forms; assessing the merits of contrasting subject-specific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles; critically interpreting and evalu-ating experimental data and relevant literature, analysing and solving prob-lems, and decision-making; applying subject-specific knowledge and under-standing to address familiar and unfamiliar problems; the ability to plan, de-sign and execute an independent piece of research through a theoretical or practical project in environmental biology, including the production of the fi-nal report; taking personal responsibility for learning, and developing habits of reflection on that learning.
C4. dentifying, retrieving (including the use of online computer searches), sorting and exchanging information; abstracting and synthesising information, and developing a reasoned argument; written communication and verbal presentation; information technology (including spreadsheets, databases, word processing, email and WWW); interpersonal skills, including working.