School of Botany and Zoology
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School of Botany and Zoology
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Course dates The fourth-year Honours course can begin either in February or July each year. Course structure Entry requirements Note: ANU Science units taken up to the end of 1999 generally count as 8 points, whilst those taken after the start of 2000 count as 6 points. If you are not from the ANU then contact the Faculty of Science to determine equivalent grades. (2) Agreement of a supervisor. You should contact potential supervisors well in advance of your proposed date of entry. The primary supervisor must be a member of the Botany and Zoology academic staff, however projects may also be supervised by adjunct members of the School. (3) Agreement of the Head of Department. Final acceptance of students rests with the Head of Department, who may have to consider resource issues before students can be accepted. Enrolment You must also enrol formally through the Faculty of Science (02 6125 2809/52646). Honours students are required to pay HECS. The course code is BOZO4005 Students should enrol, as for other undergraduate units, on ISIS and pay their GSF by the due dates or they will incur late fees. Please note that though the Honours course spans one year, you will need to enrol for both semesters. In particular, students commencing mid-year (semester 2) will need to re-enrol for semester 1 of the next year; otherwise you may find yourself not enrolled and due for late fees. Further information Choosing your honours project Academic staff and adjunct members of the School are potential supervisors for Honours projects, and they may supervise projects based outside the School. If you are not familar with the research interests of a particular person at BoZo, this information can be obtained from the Botany & Zoology Web Site (www.anu.edu.au/BoZo). The best way to make your choice is talk personally with those academics doing research in areas of interest to you. This is a must for ANU students and a very strongly recommended course of action for non-ANU students. Adjunct Academic Staff It is important that you make your decision regarding Honours early. The School has a limited number of Honours places and there are quotas on the number of students that a supervisor may take. You should finalise your decision no later than the end of November and preferably sooner. This is true whether you plan to start in February or in July. Once you have made your decision, and have a supervisor's agreement, inform the Honours Convenor and enrol with the Faculty of Science. Major Components and Assessment of Honours
Outline of the Assessment Process: The formal assessment of your work will be carried out by a committee of three academics, who will also be involved in giving feedback and guidance on your project. Each student's committee will reflect, as far as possible, the research focus of the project. You will meet with your committee, together with your supervisor, after your first seminar to discuss your project and its design, and if necessary after the mid-year report. The examiners' results will be considered at a meeting of all academics following thesis submission. Note that it is your proposal and thesis which are examined so it is important that these are clearly and succinctly written. Also note that, as with other written reports, a late thesis or grant proposal will be marked down by an absolute 1% per day (including weekends) after the deadline or expiry of an extension. Pass Grades are: Hons 1 (>80%), Hons 2A (70-79%), Hons 2B (60-69%) or Hons 3 (50-59%). Honours Scholarships (1) There are a number of Honours scholarships offered directly by ANU. For further information and the application form see ANU's web site: http://www.anu.edu.au/psi/scholarships/schol_honours.html (2) Scholarships are also provided by RSBS and JCSMR and various Cooperative Research Centres. The CRC for the Biological Control of Pest Animals and CRC for Weed Management Systems. Research funded by the Centres may be undertaken in the School of Botany and Zoology. Research fields include population and community ecology, metabolism and its regulation, evolutionary and behavioural ecology, virology, biosystematics, molecular biology, functional botany, parasitology, and plant biochemistry and genetics. See below for information on the specific scholarships and research areas. The Pest Animal Control Centre carries out research on reproductive biology of vertebrates, virology, and wildlife management. (3) The School of Botany and Zoology administers the Anjeli Nathan Memorial Scholarship which is awarded annually either as an honours scholarship to a student at the School or as a travel scholarship to a recent honours graduate from the School. See website for more details. (4) Apple University Consortium Scholarship Applicants should be completing, or have recently completed, the third year of a relevant Bachelors degree course with majors in the appropriate science areas, and have a strong record of academic achievement. Students must satisfy the requirements of the Faculty of Science for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree course. Scholarships are valued at $2000 to $6000 and may also include a travel or relocation allowance. Further information may be obtained by phoning the following numbers:
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