University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: Full Year

Availability restrictions: Available only to students in the final year of a MMath/MPhys Honours degree programme in the School.

Planned timetable: Regular supervision as arranged with supervisor.

This is a substantial project for final year students on integrated Masters degrees. The project will be chosen from a list published annually in the project booklet. It is also possible for students to nominate their own project, by agreement with a supervisor. Students will be required to investigate a topic in some depth, reporting regularly to their supervisor, submit a report by the end of April and give a presentation.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Available only to students in the final year of a MMath/MPhys Honours degree programme in the School.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: Typically and on average, 40 mins of project supervisions per week over whole year

Scheduled learning hours: 15

Guided independent study hours: 288

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100% (Project = 80%, Presentation = 20%)

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: Resubmission of project = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor N Ruskuc
Module teaching staff: Team Taught
Module coordinator email nik.ruskuc@st-andrews.ac.uk