183603 v.6 Master of Philosophy (Environmental Biology)

MPhil(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 061501G
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 2 Years

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 research course is 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 essential study materials.

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 Disclaimer

Curtin University reserves the right to alter the internal composition of any course to ensure learning outcomes retain maximum relevance. Any changes to the internal composition of a course will protect the right of students to complete the course within the normal timeframe and will not result in additional cost to students through a requirement to undertake additional units.

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

Availability

Year	Location	Period	All*	Internal	Partially Online Internal^	External	Fully Online#
2008	Bentley Campus	Research Term 1		Y
2008	Bentley Campus	Research Term 2		Y

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.