James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

EA4402 - Honours in Earth Science (Part 2 of 2)

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

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