Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Earth Sciences Research Project
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Earth and Environ Sciences
Module Code	03 36186
Module Lead	Ivan Sansom
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-2 hours Project supervision-4 hours Practical Classes and workshops-14 hours Guided independent study-380 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	Undertaking of independent research and production of a professional research report based on primary data collected in the field and/or laboratory/museum that will take account of relevant published literature. To be written in the form of a journal paper or industry report as appropriate and presented as a scientific poster and a pitch-to-peers session for a project conference where each student introduces/defends their project to a staff and peer audience.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate the skills required to successfully execute a field/lab/museum based research project Collect and interpret appropriate data systematically Produce an explanatory report to a professional standard Present the essence of the project in a brief pitch-to-peers Present the findings of the research as a scientific poster and explain the poster
Assessment	36186-01 : Poster : Coursework (5%) 36186-02 : Pitch to Peers : Coursework (5%) 36186-03 : Final Report : Coursework (90%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	90% 8,000-word report in the format of a journal article or industrial report with supplementary materials section & primary data files as appendices (e.g. note books, field slips, lab books, data files); 10% scientific poster & 2 minute pitch/defence
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