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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: 2014/15 Block 5 (sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Project by personal research.
No formal classes will be held.
Course Start Date 27/04/2015
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 600, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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 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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