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6 What’s involved in Honours? Objectives –– Train students to carry out independent research. –– Enable students to develop a specialist understanding of one area of biology. –– Integrate specialist knowledge into a broad appreciation of biology. –– Enable students to research biology using skills in research methodology and philosophy. –– Continue to engender and encourage enthusiasm and curiosity in biology. Biology Honours is run as a one year full-time course and is a very intensive 2 semester (9 month) program that includes coursework and research. The School of Biological Sciences accepts students in both semesters. Many projects that have a large field component start in July so that field work may be conducted over the summer. The coursework component is the smallest component, comprising only 20% of the final mark. A majority of your final mark, 80%, comes from your thesis. Your thesis is comprised of original research which through the guidance of your supervisor you have developed, carried out, and written up. Your thesis will be assessed by three academics, usually within the School of Biological Sciences. Assessment Component Weight of total Honours mark 1. Research and Development Course work 7.5% Proposal 2. Experimental Design Course work 5% Assessment 3. Opinion Article Research 7.5% 4. Thesis Research 80%
When does Honours begin? 7 You can begin Honours in either semester, but you need to be aware that Honours starts before the regular semester start. Attendance is mandatory and there are compulsory workshops on several days for the first six weeks. The starting dates are: –– Semester 2 2013: 23 July 2013 (date TBC) –– Semester 1 2014: 28 January 2014 (date TBC) –– Semester 2 2014: 21 July 2014 (date TBC) Starting dates are confirmed once the dates for the Introduction to Animal Research course, conducted by the University Animal Ethics Committee, are released. This course is compulsory for students working on vertebrates. You should discuss which semester you should start Honours with your supervisor, as many projects have field work that can only be done during certain times of the year. Photo by Murray Henwood (pg 23)
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