Module ANTM108 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM108: Bioacoustics
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The soundscape and acoustic ecology
- Human and nonhuman acoustemology
- Infrasound, ultrasound and the sonic spectrum
- Bernie Krause and niche hypothesis
- Noise pollution and nonhuman animal behavior
- Sound, animals and sensory politics
- Zoomusicology
- Hearing birdsong: a case study
- Sound and cellular life (amplification, sonification and transduction)
- Sound and cryptozoology
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 130 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour podcast audio lectures with accompanying powerpoint presentations |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 10 | 10 x 1 hour discussion/ seminar participations on the VLE discussion forums (including formative assessments) |
| Guided independent study | 45 | Weekly preparatory reading for lectures and seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 30 | Preparation for formative assessments |
| Guided Independent study | 50 | Research and writing of summative assessments |
| Guided Independent study | 5 | Listening exercise |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Antennae, Issue 27 (Winter). Bioacoustics. http://www.antennae.org.uk/back-issues-2013/4583481046
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Elephant Listening Project.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/elephant/cyclotis/language/infrasound.html
Other Learning Resources
Audio recordings:
Cusack, P. 2012. Sounds from dangerous places. ReR Megacorp.
Watson, Chris. 2000. Outside the Circle of Fire. Touch.
