James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022
SC4002 - Marine and Environmental Science Honours (Part 2 of 2)
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Subject chain: | SC4001 ⯈ SC4002 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering (pre 2023 PCS) |
Except with the approval of the Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive teaching periods.
Subject Description
- Available to students approved to enrol in Honours within the College of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Available only on a full-time basis.
Learning Outcomes
- to design and conduct independent, original research in marine and terrestrial biology, zoology and/or ecology or environmental science, and to contextualize, report, and interpret research results effectively in speech and in writing
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.
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (15%)
- Written > Thesis/dissertation - (85%)
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.
Assumed Knowledge: Students enrolling in this subject should have been approved to enrol in the Honours program.
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): | Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis |
| Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Professor Paul Nelson Professor Lucas Cernusak |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 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): | Professor Geoffrey Jones Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis Professor Lucas Cernusak |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Geoffrey Jones DR Martijn van de Pol |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 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): | Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Geoffrey Jones DR Martijn van de Pol |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 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 Geoffrey Jones Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis Professor Lucas Cernusak |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Geoffrey Jones DR Martijn van de Pol |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 hours. |