University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: Full Year

Planned timetable: Not applicable.

An individual research project allows the student to pursue in depth a topic of personal interest. The student works largely independently and has the opportunity to demonstrate individuality, initiative and enterprise. Projects will normally include an aspect of field and analytical science. Skills of planning and executing research are learned, as well as the ability to work independently, and present the results orally and in dissertation form (up to 7,000 words). (Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Students must be enrolled on a Joint Honours Geology and Chemistry programme

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: Regular meetings with supervisor arranged as required.

Scheduled learning hours: 20

Guided independent study hours: 280

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Proposal = 5%, Oral Presentation = 10%, Dissertation = 85%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 10%
Coursework: 90%

Re-assessment: No Re-assessment available

Personnel