SPECIAL NOTE:
Students enrolling in this full-time thesis component of the Honours program in Semester 1 will commence 3 weeks prior to the UTas teaching semester.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KGA415
L
L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
L
On Campus
27-FEB-2012
23-MAR-2012
16-APR-2012
01-JUN-2012
Sem 2
L
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
The unit will develop knowledge and skills in research oriented towards environmental science. Research training will be provided through workshops, seminars and completion of a research project in an appropriate area of environmental science. Students will be required to further develop their communication skills and understanding of environmental science through the review of a current environmental issue, the analysis and interpretation of research results, and communication of their research in a seminar and thesis.
WEIGHT:
50%
ASSESSMENT: Desktop study of a current environmental issue: 12.5%; Research proposal: 12.5%; Research seminar: 15%; Research thesis, including literature review: 60%.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
