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Level 7
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40 Credits
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0.3333 EFTS
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Course duration: 32 weeks
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
Independent research and writing skills are important components of academic study. This course is designed to give you the opportunity to develop the skills needed to independently engage with theoretical and practical issues in the environmental studies discipline at an advanced level.
The course requires you to research a topic and communicate your research findings in an academic report. It aims to advance your skills in research and writing, and equip you with specialist, in-depth knowledge of a subject within the environment discipline.
Topics covered include:
- identifying a topic of interest for investigation
- formulating a research question
- developing a research proposal
- undertaking a literature search
- analysis and evaluation of data
- presenting findings in a formal report.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are needed for this course.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable broadband internet and a data plan
Find out more about online learning
If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.