HONOURS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENV4HNA
2021
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.
SchoolLife Sciences
Credit points60
Subject Co-ordinatorNick Murphy
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted in SHS
Co-requisitesENV4HNB
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsThis subject of study represents one semester of a year long program, i.e. students enrol in ENV4HNA and ENV4HNB.
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorNick Murphy
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 | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Literature Review (3000 words maximum) | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO4 |
Final Seminar (15 minutes, + 5 minutes questions) (3000 words maximum) | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One 10,000-words Thesis (+ appendices) | Other | Individual | No | 70 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Introductory Poster and associated oral presentation (3000 words equivalent) | Oral presentation | Individual | Yes | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorNick Murphy
Class requirements
Supervised ResearchWeek: 30 - 42
One 1.00 hour supervised research per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
As determined by the relevant Honours department
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Literature Review (3000 words maximum) | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO4 |
Final Seminar (15 minutes, + 5 minutes questions) (3000 words maximum) | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One 10,000-words Thesis (+ appendices) | Other | Individual | No | 70 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Introductory Poster and associated oral presentation (3000 words equivalent) | Oral presentation | Individual | Yes | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |