Courses

This page introduces you to staff that teach primarily within the Environmental courses at SAC Edinburgh. However, due to the breadth of environmental issues, almost all other lecturing staff, and many research staff, also contribute to different modules on the Environment courses.

 

Dr. Alistair Hamilton

• BSc. Ecological Science (Hons) Ecology. University of Edinburgh
• PhD. University of Edinburgh
• Programme Leader, Lecturer, Advisor of Studies Year 4
• Subject areas: ecology, land management, biodiversity, conservation, research skills

Example modules taught:

• Year 1 –  Ecology and Ecosystems
• Year 2 –  Terrestrial Ecosystems, Statistics for Science
• Year 3 -  Multipurpose Woodland Management, GIS and Remote Sensing, Research Skills and Data Analysis, Ecology: Management and Impacts
• Year 4 -  Action for Biodiversity

Dr. Laura McGowan

• BSc. Environmental Science (Physical Science). University of Aberdeen
• PhD. University of Aberdeen
• Lecturer, Advisor of Studies Year 3
• Subject areas: environmental science, soils, water, catchment management

Example modules taught: 

• Year 1 –  Soil Management
• Year 2 –  Freshwater Environments: Management and Protection, Environmental Science, Reclamation of Degraded Land, Monitoring and Analytical Methods for Environmental Science
• Year 3 -  Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
• Year 4 -  Integrated Catchment Management

Dr. Deirdre Wilson

• BSc. (Hons) Biology (Environmental Biology). University of St. Andrews.
• MSc. Environmental Science. University of Strathclyde.
• PhD. Manchester Metropolitan University
• Lecturer, Advisor of Studies Year 1
• Subject areas: ecology, habitat management, geology, climate change, conservation

Example modules taught: 

• Year 1 –  Geology and Geomorphology, Countryside Recreation and Access
• Year 2 –  Habitat Management
• Year 3 -  Conservation Management Planning, Climate Change and the Global Environment, Land and Habitat Restoration
• Year 4 -  Earth Science Conservation

Ms Fiona Borthwick

• BSc. Ecological Science (Hons) Ecology. University of Edinburgh
• MSc. Environmental Science and Policy. University of Manchester/Central European University.
• PhD candidate. University of Manchester/Central European University.
• Lecturer, Advisor of Studies Year 3
• Subject areas: environment and society, environmental policy and law, planning, transportation, Environmental Management Systems. 

Example modules taught: 

• Year 1 –  Environmental Awareness, Scottish Rural Development, Transport: Towards a Sustainable Future
• Year 2 –  Environmental Management Systems
• Year 3 -  Rural Planning & Environmental Impact Assessment
• Year 4 -  Sustainable Environmental Management, Environmental Policy Analysis, Environmental Modelling and Risk Assessment

Dr. Jennifer Carfrae

• BSc. (Hons) Ecology. University of Dundee
• PhD. University of Dundee
• Lecturer, Flexible Learning module leader
• Subject areas: pollution and waste issues, renewable energy, environmental science, ecology

Example modules taught: 

• Year 1 –  Pollution and Waste Management: an Introduction, Chemistry and Physics for the Life Sciences
• Year 2 –  Energy and the Environment, Waste Management and Pollution Control
• Year 3 -  Experimental and Analytical Techniques, Pollution Control
• Year 4 -  Waste Reduction and Recycling, Land Based Environmental Issues

Ms Eileen Cook

• BA Economics. Coventry University
• MA Economic Development. University of Leicester
• Dip Ed. Open University
• EdD candidate. University of Keele
• Lecturer, Advisor of Studies Year 2
• Subject areas: economics, environmental policy, natural resource valuation, rural communities

Example modules taught: 

• Year 1 –  Economics: an Introduction
• Year 2 –  Resource Economics, Rural Socio-Economic Development, Tourism: Sustainability and Rural Communities
• Year 3 -  Economic Analysis for Business Decisions
• Year 4 -  Environmental Economics, Advanced Financial Management and Planning