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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
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryA full-time supervised research project in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants
Course description Not entered
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
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (sem 2)
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 600, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment of Dissertation

Students will present their dissertation during a short seminar open to everyone.
The seminar is used for positive moderation, but is an essential requirement.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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 Class Delivery Information Project by personal research.
No formal classes will be held.
KeywordsBTPproject
Contacts
Course organiserDr Louis Ronse De Craene
Tel: (0131) 248 2804
Email: l.ronsedecraene@rbge.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMiss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
Email: Vicky.Mactaggart@ed.ac.uk
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