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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023

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SC4002 - Marine and Environmental Science Honours (Part 2 of 2)

Credit points:12
Year:2023
Student Contribution Band:Band 2
Subject chain:

SC4001SC4002

Administered by:College of Science and Engineering

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 Nguma-bada, Study Period 1, Internal

Census date:Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
Study Period Dates:Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
Coordinator(s):
Assoc. Professor Martijn van de Pol
Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis
Lecturer(s):
Professor Paul Nelson
Professor Lucas Cernusak
Workload expectations:The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 hours.

    Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, Internal

    Census date:Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
    Study Period Dates:Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023
    Coordinator(s):
    Assoc. Professor Martijn van de Pol
    Assoc. Professor Leo Nankervis
    Lecturer(s):
    Professor Geoffrey Jones
    Assoc. Professor Martijn van de Pol
    Workload expectations:The student workload for this 12 credit point subject is approximately 520 hours.