Unit name | Earth Science Research Project |
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Unit code | EASCM0010 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Whitaker |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
n/a |
Co-requisites |
n/a |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
In this unit students will work closely with established researchers in the School in order to design and plan an individual experimental project executable in the available time. The project may be largely field- or specimen-based or of a theoretical character. Projects will provide an insight to the research approach and allow students to place their results in the context of existing work and to present and discuss the results of their findings so they cross the gap between merely reading what others have said to contributing their own observations and ideas to the scientific world.
The projects will occupy students for part of the summer between years 3 and 4, partially in year 4 teaching block 1 and full-time in teaching block 2.
On successful completion of the unit you will be able to:
Independent work.
1:1 tuition
This unit constitutes 60 credit points. The project will be examined on the basis of the presented coursework. Assessment criteria are given in the School guidelines for individual project work and oral presentations. All written work submitted for this project must be word processed and adhere strictly to guidelines provided on Blackboard.
Background papers will be identified in discussion with supervisor.