Fakta
Informasjon er oppdatert av Nord universitet
8. april 2024.
Om studiet
At BirdID you can learn how to identify birds by online studies on our website and/or by joining us in the field. Flexible online studies in bird identification can be a useful tool to learn efficiently, and to formally document your skills. You can take the exams online alone, or combine it with our field courses. We have educated people from all over Europe in bird identification for more than ten years. Increased competence within the field of ornithology is becoming more important as the pressure on nature increases. It is our mission to strengthen the general interest in birds, and that you learn how to recognize different species in the field, and participate for example in bird census work.
BIRDIDNAT is a web- and field-based study with main emphasis on determining birds using appearance and sound.
Learning through our web based interactive eBook and Quiz at www.birdid.no
Learning through optional field trips in the students home country
Lectures about bird identification
Undervisningsopplegg
Nettbasert undervisning (med eller uten samlinger)
Opptaksinformasjon
Higher education entrance qualification.
English language proficiency
View general admission and documentation requirements.
Additional for international programmes: The admission requirements are absolute. Contact the study advisor for information about credit transfer.
Læringsutbytte
KNOWLEDGE
The student has knowledge about:
- Characteristics of the appearance of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of birds species appearance, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of the sounds of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of birds species sounds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Habitat selection and behavior in birds that are important for species identification
- The most common bird species in the Western Palearctic region
SKILLS
The student can:
- Determine the species of the most common birds in the field based on appearance and behaviour, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Determine the species of the most common birds on the basis of song, and for some species also on the basis of contact sounds, warning sounds, alarm sounds or other types of sounds
- Use habitat and geographical area as aids to assess the probability of whether the presumed species is correct
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The student
- Has knowledge of important digital resources about birds
- Have trained their ability to detect and species determine birds in the wild
Videre studier
BID2001 Western Palearctic birds appearance 15 ECT.
BID2002 Western Palearctic birds sounds 15 ECT.
Karrieremuligheter
The competence that is documented through this study program will be useful for anyone who wants to work with bird knowledge for various purposes, in management, science, teaching and more.
The subjects may be included as part of teacher education or in a bachelor's degree. The courses may be approved in a relevant master's degree. There are individual regulations at the respective universities which at any given time determine the implementation of the course into a degree.
The subjects BID1005 and BID1006 provide the basis for proceeding with the subjects BID2001 Birds' appearance in the Western Palearctic, and BID2002 Birds' sounds in the West Palearctic.