HONOURS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ENV4HNA

2020

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

Honours degree students are selected on the basis of their performance in the final year of the pass degree. There is no Department of Environmental Science so the honours year and projects are carried out under the auspices of a department in the Faculty, usually Ecology, Environment and Evolution (Environmental Geoscience). The honours year is structured according to principles applied to the science discipline of the thesis supervisor and involves an extended scientific investigation into a scientific problem relating to the environment and some course-work relevant to the project. Approval of each fourth year enrolment must be given by the supervisor and the Environmental Science Coordinator.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: John Webb

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in SHS

Co-requisites: ENV4HNB

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: This subject represents one semester of a year long program (ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB)

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop independent learning and research skills by locating, interrogating and evaluating relevant scientific information to generate a scientific report.

02. Solve and creatively find solutions to a complex, unfamiliar, real world scientific and technical problem consistent with the faculty and professional standards.

03. Use numerical calculations and graphical representations to manipulate and interpret numerical data and evidence from experiments, scientific reports and journals

04. Present coherent explanations supported by evidence in grammatically correct prose in a scientific report that has appropriate referencing, and employs academic integrity and scientific rigour.

05. Conduct a clearly spoken presentation to communicate logically the results of the scientific research carried out (including theoretical concepts).

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Webb

Class requirements

Supervised ResearchWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour supervised research per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
As determined by the relevant Honours department

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Literature survey (max 4000 words)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	8	SILO1, SILO4
Course work (equivalent to 10,000 words)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	32	SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Thesis (max 20,000 words)All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
PresentationHurdle Requirement: All assessment components listed are the combined assessment for ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	null	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day