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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

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

Credit points:06
Year:2021
Student Contribution Band:Band 2
Prerequisites:Satisfactory fulfilment of requirements for entry into Honours program in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Subject chain:

EA4501EA4502EA4503EA4504

Administered by:College of Science and Engineering

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.

Subject Description

    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

Subject Assessment

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.

  • Written > Thesis/dissertation - (75%) - Individual
  • Other studies - (25%) - Individual

Note that 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.

Availabilities

Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
Study Period Dates:Monday, 22 Feb 2021 to Friday, 18 Jun 2021
Coordinator(s):
DR Ioan Sanislav
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours.

    Cairns, Study Period 2, Internal

    Census date:Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
    Study Period Dates:Monday, 26 Jul 2021 to Friday, 19 Nov 2021
    Coordinator(s):
    DR Ioan Sanislav
    Workload expectations:The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours.

      Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal

      Census date:Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
      Study Period Dates:Monday, 22 Feb 2021 to Friday, 18 Jun 2021
      Coordinator(s):
      Professor Eric Roberts
      Lecturer(s):
      Assoc. Professor Carl Spandler
      Professor Eric Roberts
      Assoc. Professor Paul Nelson
      DR James Daniell
      DR Jan Huizenga
      DR Ioan Sanislav
      Professor Paul Dirks
      Workload expectations:The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours.

        Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal

        Census date:Thursday, 26 Aug 2021
        Study Period Dates:Monday, 26 Jul 2021 to Friday, 19 Nov 2021
        Coordinator(s):
        Professor Eric Roberts
        Lecturer(s):
        Assoc. Professor Carl Spandler
        Professor Eric Roberts
        Assoc. Professor Paul Nelson
        DR James Daniell
        DR Jan Huizenga
        DR Ioan Sanislav
        Professor Paul Dirks
        Workload expectations:The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours.