307622 v.1 Bachelor of Science (Land and Water Resource Science) (Honours)

BSc(Hons)(Curtin)

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Introduction
This course enables students to extend knowledge of current academic research methodology as it is applied in the field of land and water resource science, and to demonstrate this, through undertaking a supervised research project and the preparation of an Honours dissertation.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites
Refer to Admission into Honours Degree Programs and Regulations for Honours Degrees (General Information Section).

Duration and Availability
This course is one year full-time study.

Course Organisation
The honours year contains management-oriented science, including groundwater management, resource management and coastal management. These are combined with an Honours Dissertation.

Professional Recognition
Graduates of the undergraduate degree with Honours are eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Geological Society of Australia. Full membership becomes possible for graduates with Honours, or pass degrees after three or four years of professional practice.

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.

Course Structure				Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Full Year
4939	v.5		Geology Honours Dissertation 499	7.0	100.0
					100.0
Year 1 Semester 1
			SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		50.0
					50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
			SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:		50.0
					50.0
Optional Units to Select From in Year 1				Hrs/Wk	Credits
302569	v.2		Geology 431 - Environmental Hydrogeology	2.0	12.5
302574	v.2		Geology 405 - Environmental Geochemistry	2.0	12.5
303863	v.2		Geological Remote Sensing 401	2.0	12.5
303872	v.2		Geology 403	2.0	12.5
304098	v.1		Geological Oceanography 402	2.0	12.5
305976	v.1		Geology 402	2.0	12.5
306096	v.1		Geology Project 403	4.0	25.0
306097	v.1		Geology Project 404	4.0	25.0
306107	v.1		Geology 435 - Groundwater Resources and Management	2.0	12.5
306110	v.1		Geology 433 - Groundwater Exploration	2.0	12.5
307625	v.1		Coastal Processes and Management 402	2.0	25.0
307626	v.1		Ecology 401	7.0	25.0
307627	v.1		Resource Management 402	5.0	25.0

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y	Y

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations that students are eligible to be offe red and admitted to this course for the first time only.