Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Ecological and Environmental Sciences (ECSC10030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Honours Dissertation in Ecological and Environmental Sciences |
| Course description |
N/A
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements |
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| Additional Costs | Travel to field sites may be needed |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
380 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment details
Coursework 100%
Assessment comprises four components:
i) Plan (5%) - end of Year 3, S2, (end of May)
(ii) Ownership, scale of challenge, initiative and project management (5%) - throughout the dissertation process
(iii) Thesis (80%) - Year 4, S2, Week 13
(iv) Oral presentation of thesis (10%) - Year 4, S2, Week 15 |
| Feedback |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/taughtassessmentregulations.pdf
All details related to extensions procedures and late penalties can be found in the School of GeoSciences General Information Handbook
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Develop skills in research including the design of experiments and programmes of observation, data handling and report-writing.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | ECSC10030 D-EES |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Caroline Nichol
Tel: (0131 6)50 7729
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Francesca Nadal Finnegan
Tel: (0131 6)50 4842
Email: |
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