183603 v.5 Master of Science (Environmental Biology)

MSc(Curtin)

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Introduction
This research course caters for those with major interests in laboratory and/or field biology, and provides opportunities to develop a speciality by means of research and thesis.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites
An undergraduate biology program with at least second class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary educational institution. Superior performance in the Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Resources at Curtin is considered an equivalent qualification, providing the research topic in that course has been primarily biological.

Duration and Availability
The course is by research and normally requires one to two years of full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Course Organisation
This course is studied as a research degree. The content of the degree should be determined in consultation with the Postgraduate Coordinator, Department of Environmental Biology. Students without prior studies in research methods and statistical data analysis will be required to undertake relevant preparatory units. This will increase the stated course duration.

Additional Course Expenses
Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other vital study materials. In addition, students may also need to contribute some of the cost of consumables, which varies depending on the area of study.

Special Note
It is a requirement that two-thirds of this course is undertaken by research and only one-third by coursework. Students should not enrol in this research course to receive the Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Resources but rather have undertaken it as a requisite for admission.

Course Structure				Hrs/Wk	Credit
Majors, Streams or Other Core Components
99019	v.2		Masters Thesis - Environmental Biology