Undergraduate - UnitAZA4779 - Environmental science and geography honours thesis: Part 2

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Social Science, South Africa
Offered	South Africa Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Ashley Gunter

Synopsis

Dissertation or thesis topics are chosen by the students and are approved by the Geography and Environmental Honours coordinator and supervisors. Students are allocated supervisors who are well versed in the student thesis work. Work on the thesis should commence as soon as possible after the Honours student orientation week. The final date by which the thesis should commence must be submitted is announced at the beginning of the academic year, and is usually the last working day in October. Examination of the thesis is by external examiners as selected by the respective supervisor.

Outcomes

Thesis submission

Assessment

Written 100% (15 000 words). The work must be typed and formatted correctly. It is to be submitted in electronic copy (on a CD), one spiral-binded copy and one loose copy.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ashley Gunter

Contact hours

One hour fortnightly supervision arranged by coordinator

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Geography and environmental science