? Credit Points : 60  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : GEO-P-EPMD

Each student will conduct an individual project on a subject chosen in conjunction with the programme director and a prospective supervisor. It may take the form of a scientific experiment, a literature review, a management plan or any other exercise approved by the programme director.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

The opportunity to research in some depth a topic of the student's own choosing and submitting a dissertation not exceeding 30,000 words.
The opportunity to develop useful research training with the possibility of publishing a research paper in appropriate journals.
The opportunity to develop links with research projects in other institutions, thus broadening the scope for career development.

dissertation

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rosie Edwards
Tel : (0131 6)50 4866
Email : redwards@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Andrew Vinten
Tel : (0131) 535 3053
Email : a.vinten@macaulay.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/MSc/

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/