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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - Ecological Economics (PGGE11006)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences 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
SummaryEach student will conduct an individual project on a subject chosen in consultation with the programme director and a prospective supervisor. It may take the form of a scientific experiment, a literature review or any other exercise approved by the programme director.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 578 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) dissertation
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The opportunity to research in some depth a topic of the student's own choosing and submitting a dissertation not exceeding 20,000 words.
The possibility of a published research paper in appropriate journals.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Corinne Baulcomb
Tel: (0131) 535 4031
Email: Corinne.Baulcomb@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elspeth Martin
Tel: 0131 535 4198
Email: Elspeth.Martin@sruc.ac.uk
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