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Geography Research Project (GEOG90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: rnd@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Email: rnd@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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The Geography Research Project is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in Geography. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject will:
- produce a 25,000-word thesis on a research project dealing with an area of Geography;
- demonstrate an ability to present, argue and demonstrate a coherent hypothesis on an issue in Geography, supported by research and analysis; and
- demonstrate an aptitude for original research at a higher degree level in the future.
Generic skills
Students should:
- demonstrate an aptitude for original research at a higher degree level in the future.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A research proposal modelled on a research grant application style | At the end of the first 12.5 points | 12.5% |
A full literature review and research proposal seminar | At the end of the first 25 points | 12.5% |
A thesis and a research results seminar
| By the end of the full 100 points (i.e. at the end of year 2) | 75% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Russell Drysdale Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings as arranged with supervisors. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: rnd@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Russell Drysdale Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Regular meetings as arranged with supervisors. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Email: rnd@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Students should discuss this with their supervisor but as a guide, a student enrolled in a 12.5 point research project subject would be expected to be engaged in their research for an average of 10 hours per week.
What do these dates mean
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- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024