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GL3508: PROJECT/DISSERTATION (2018-2019)

Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Malcolm Hole

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • GL3512 Field Techniques 2 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

A dissertation not exceeding 5,000 words based upon an original geological investigation or a literature review. Or, where appropriate, the submission of a piece of independently executed fieldwork, in the form of a map and brief accompanying memoir, may be permitted at the discretion of the Course Coordinator.

Further Information & Notes

This course is normally only available to students registered for a Designated Degree of Geoscience, Geology, Geology-Petroleum Geology or Joint or Combined programmes with a core GL content. This course cannot be taken with GL3512 Field Techniques 2 as part of a graduating curriculum.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: 100% in course assessment. A dissertation not exceeding 5,000 words based upon an original geological investigation or a literature review.

Or, the submission of a piece of independently executed fieldwork, in the form of a map and brief accompanying memoir. Resit: Resubmission of previous report.

Formative Assessment

Students will be allocated, or find a project advisor from amongst the Staff or Postgraduate Research Fellows who will guide them through the investigation.

Feedback

Individual meetings with project supervisor.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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