James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022
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EA4503 - Honours in Earth and Environmental Science (Part-Time) (Part 3 of 4)
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| 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: | |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering (pre 2023 PCS) |
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, 24 Mar 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 21 Feb 2022 to Friday, 17 Jun 2022 |
| 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, 25 Aug 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 25 Jul 2022 to Friday, 18 Nov 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Helen McCoy-West |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours. |
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 24 Mar 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 21 Feb 2022 to Friday, 17 Jun 2022 |
| 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, 25 Aug 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 25 Jul 2022 to Friday, 18 Nov 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | Professor Eric Roberts DR Helen McCoy-West |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Eric Roberts Assoc. Professor Paul Nelson |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 6 credit point subject is approximately 260 hours. |