EA4503 - Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 3 of 4)

Credit points:	06
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Subject chain:	EA4501 EA4502 EA4503 EA4504
Administered by:	Sch of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Available to level 4 honours students in the degrees listed above. Except with the approval of Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in the consecutive teaching periods.

Candidates may enrol to commence study at the beginning of either Teaching Period 1 or 2. The subject includes: a thesis involving original research work; additional studies in the school and/or a specialised program of studies.

Learning Outcomes

• improved skills in verbal and written communication, data analysis, literature survey and presentation;
• experience of the processes and procedures required to undertake a successful independent research project in Earth and Environmental Science.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:

Satisfactory fulfilment of requirements for entry into Honours program in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Kevin Parnell
Assessment:	thesis (75%); other studies (25%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Kevin Parnell
Assessment:	thesis (75%); other studies (25%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Marc LeBlanc
Assessment:	thesis (75%); other studies (25%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Marc LeBlanc
Assessment:	thesis (75%); other studies (25%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.