GE4600:18
Joint Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Geography
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: A credit average in level 3 subjects; EV3003 and an introductory course in statistics or biometry recommended
Inadmissable Subject Combination: TG4100 TG4110
Full year.
Available to BA and BSc students who are accepted by the Head of School into the honours program. Students who have not completed an introductory statistical methods subject will be required to take such a subject as a corequisite.
Staff: Dr A Cottrell. Supervisors are selected through consultation.
Joint Honours in Tropical Environment Studies and Geography provides opportunities for further study in any of the four specialities offered by this school (Spatial Analysis, Physical Geography, Environmental Studies and Human Geography) in conjunction with another discipline, and for research into a topic that interests the student. The work is a combination of research proposal, a seminar presentation, colloquia, literature review and a thesis.
Learning Objectives:
- the aim of the honours degree is to develop and assess the ability of a student to undertake independent research;
- the honours degree program provides training in research skills, coursework relevant to disciplinary goals and the support and advice of academic and administrative staff;
- the School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography has a broad academic base and provides four honours streams. These are not mutually exclusive, as interdisciplinary studies are encouraged both within TESAG and with other Schools in the University.
Assessment by thesis (70%); on-course assessment, seminar, written proposal (30%).