The Department of Life Sciences

Course Description 

This course affords students taking the Plant Biology Specialisation in the Biology Degree, the opportunity to work independently or in groups under the supervision of a member of staff on a research question in plant biology of local or regional interest. The project is compulsory for students taking the Plant Biology Specialisation, but may be done in any of three forms: individual research project, small group research project, or individual library project. Students develop research and/or evaluation and reporting skills as they design and conduct experiments, collect and analyse data and report and discuss the results of their own research or of the scientific literature pertaining to a research question, in an oral and written format.

Assessment

Coursework        100%