Run: Yearly

Rating: 15 credits

Timetabling: Semester 2, Weeks 1 to 12, self-paced

Assessment: desk study report (4000 words) 100%

Module convenor: Dr Kate Heppell, Room 205, 020 7882 2768  c.m.heppell@qmul.ac.uk

Module aims: 
To provide an opportunity for students to acquire in-depth knowledge of a contemporary water management issue or specialised area of aquatic science not covered in the taught programme. 

Students select their own research topic, subject to consultation with and approval by the module organiser. Module supervision is provided on an individual basis by the most appropriate member of the MSc staff team

Module outline: 
This module provides an opportunity for students to research and acquire in-depth knowledge of a contemporary water management issue or specialised area of aquatic science not covered in the taught programme. Students select their own research topic, subject to consultation with and approval by the module organiser. Module supervision is provided on an individual basis by the most appropriate member of the MSc staff team

Learning outcomes: 
At the end of this module students will:

• have gained in-depth knowledge of a contemporary water management issue;
• have developed expertise in undertaking and presenting a critical literature review;
• have enhanced their skills in the location and retrieval of data and information from a wide range of library, web and other sources.

Preliminary reading:
Varies with the desk study topic selected

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