ASP4110 · Astrophysics honours research project A

Overview

ASP4110 and ASP4120 together, are equivalent to ASP4100 but they enable you to study part time by allowing completion of the work over a longer time period. You will be required to complete the first part of a research project involving original work on a topic chosen in consultation with their academic supervisor.

Areas of study: Astrophysics

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook publishes no assessment items for this unit yet.

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Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Understand, use and explain the basic concepts and principles of the research literature which underpins the chosen area of astrophysics research;
2. Synthesise and interpret their knowledge gained in their study of the underpinning research literature, hence identifying a niche topic or topics within this existing body of literature, which represents a gap in knowledge suitable for original research;
3. Solve a complex and outstanding problem or problems in the chosen area for original research;
4. Present the results of their original research in both written form as a thesis, and present their key thesis results in oral form as a final seminar;
5. Defend the results of their original research in an oral exam.

Workload

No workload detail published.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.