Postgraduate Course: Dissertation in Applied Geology (Geoenergy) (PGGE11227)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Research project in the subject of Geoenergy leading to the submission of a dissertation of publishable standard. Topics to be chosen from the range of subjects covered by the Geoenergy MSc, including but not limited to: Carbon Capture and Storage, Radwaste disposal; subsurface energy storage; subsurface fluid tracing. |
| Course description |
A research project undertaken by the student under the supervision of an academics, The course will teach the student how to design and run a short-duration research project, how to synthesise data (their own and from the literature) into a set of coherent and defensible conclusions. It is anticipated that the majority of students will be involved in the collection of new data, but that the range of the type of data will be broad, potentially including (but not limited to) the subject areas of geology, engineering and social science.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Normally none but if a student elects to perform some aspect of the project in a manner which cannot be funded from the normal source (e.g. data collection field work in an expensive location) then this could be funded by the student. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Work Individually (under supervision)
- Prepare a publication-standard report on a complex topic
- Work to a deadline
- Demonstrate research-level knowledge of their chosen topic
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Reading List
| Reading list is bespoke for each project. No generic reading list can be provided. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Design of research project; collection of data; synthesis of data; drawing of conclusions; report writing; presentation. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mark Wilkinson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5943
Email: Mark.Wilkinson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kathryn Will
Tel: (0131 6)50 2624
Email: Kath.Will@ed.ac.uk |
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