Honours Thesis in Geology
An independent geology research project with field or laboratory work, a written thesis and an oral defence.
GEOL-499 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Earth Sciences
Course content
- 1Finding a supervisor and a projectComing
- 2The literature reviewComing
- 3Writing the proposalComing
- 4Field planning and safetyComing
- 5Sample preparation and analysisComing
- 6Petrographic and geochemical dataComing
- 7Interpreting the resultsComing
- 8Maps, sections and figuresComing
- 9Writing the thesisComing
- 10Revising with feedbackComing
- 11Presenting at a student conferenceComing
- 12Capstone: the oral defenceComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
An independent geology research project with field or laboratory work, a written thesis and an oral defence.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.