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Postgraduate Course: Project and Dissertation (Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants) (PGBI11020)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaPostgraduate Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA full-time supervised research project in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Plant Geography (PGBI11012) AND Plants and People (PGBI11013) AND Evolution of Plants and Fungi (PGBI11014) AND Biodiversity of Cryptogamic Plants and Fungi (PGBI11015) AND Angiosperm Evolution and Biodiversity (PGBI11016) AND Angiosperm Biodiversity Practicals (PGBI11017) AND Plant Biodiversity Field Course (PGBI11018) AND Herbarium Taxonomy (PGBI11019) AND Phylogenetics and Population Genetics (PLSC11001)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 5 (sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information Project by personal research.
No formal classes will be held.
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Training in and experience of the process of designing and conducting an independent research project, of assimilating and analysing data, and of producing a formal scientific report or thesis.
Assessment Information
Assessment of Dissertation
Special Arrangements
The project work will normally be supervised by staff of the RBGE and/or the University of Edinburgh, or by special arrangement by staff of another approved academic or research institution.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPlant Biodiversity, Plant Taxonomy
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Hudson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3383
Email: Andrew.Hudson@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMrs Carolyn Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8651
Email: Carolyn.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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