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Research Project (PHYC90023) // Assessment
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: msc@physics.unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Email: msc@physics.unimelb.edu.au
Assessment
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The assessment requirements below are applicable to the entire 100 point Research Project.
- A preliminary literature survey and research plan at the end of year one or after the student has enrolled in 25 points of Research Project, (10 pages of mixed text, diagrams, and mathematical formulas; pass/fail);
- An oral presentation at the end of year one or after the student has enrolled in 25 points of Research Project (up to 20 minutes; pass/fail).
- Major thesis, comprising up to 50 pages of mixed text, diagrams, and mathematical formulas, due at the end of the second year of the MSc (90% of the final grade).
- An oral presentation lasting up to 30 minutes, given at the end of the second year of the MSc (10% of final grade).
- Successful completion of a seminar series and/or reading course (depending on the research stream) providing advanced theoretical and/or practical training, marked on a pass/fail basis.
Last updated: 3 November 2022