Major Thesis - Environmental Studies

Subject 121-502 (2009)

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Credit Points:
Level: Research Higher Degree
Dates & Locations: This is a time-based subject, taught on campus at .
Time Commitment: Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Coordinator

Dr Peter Alexander Christoff
Subject Overview:

The Environmental Studies Major Thesis is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in Environmental Studies. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research. Students who complete this subject will produce a 30,000-word thesis on a research project dealing with an area of Environmental Studies; demonstrate an ability to present, argue and demonstrate a coherent hypothesis on an issue in Environmental Studies, supported by research and analysis; and demonstrate an aptitude for original research at a higher degree level in the future.

Assessment: Thesis 30 000 words
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • think critically about environmental studies;
  • obtain information to evaluate propositions about issues and principles in environmental studies;
  • write a coherent, well-argued and empirically substantiated research paper.

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