Soil Science and Hydrology
Honours
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Honours in Soil Science and Hydrology is embedded in the Bachelor of Advanced Studies. It is comprised of a total of 36-credit points that is distributed across 12-credit points of coursework and 24 credit points dedicated to a research project. The coursework units are to be selected in consultation with the supervisor and will be in a relevant complementary field of study. The remaining 24-credit points are dedicated to a research project.
The research project includes five marked assessments: research proposal, literature review, poster, research paper and an oral presentation.
Contact and further information:
Associate Professor Stephen Cattle
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Associate Professor Andrew Merchant
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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SOIL SCIENCE AND HYDROLOGY (HONOURS) |
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| The Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) (Soil Science and Hydrology) requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units | |||
Honours Coursework Core |
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| SOIL4000 Soil and Water in the Changing Environment |
6 | P 144 credit points of units including SOIL2005 |
Semester 1 |
Honours Coursework Selective |
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| ENVX4001 GIS, Remote Sensing and Land Management |
6 | A Basic GIS knowledge. Completion of at least a major or minor P 144 cp of 1000-3000 level units |
Semester 1 |
| LIFE4000 Data and Technology for the Life Sciences |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or 1 |
Semester 1a |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
Semester 1a |
Honours Core Research Project |
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| SOIL4103 Soil Science and Hydrology Honours Project A |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SOIL4104 Soil Science and Hydrology Honours Project B |
6 | C SOIL4103 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SOIL4105 Soil Science and Hydrology Honours Project C |
6 | C SOIL4104 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SOIL4106 Soil Science and Hydrology Honours Project D |
6 | C SOIL4105 and SCIE4999 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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