UWA Handbooks 2010 - Units

Unit details

SSEH9600 MEd Thesis (Sport Science, Exercise and Health) (full-time) [PG]
SSEH9601 MEd Thesis (Sport Science, Exercise and Health) (part-time) [PG]

MASTER'S DEGREE BY THESIS AND COURSEWORK

Credit 54 points
Availability Semester 1 and Semester 2 (see Timetable)
Old unit code 310.600, HMES9600 (full-time), HMES9601 (part-time)
Outcomes Students demonstrate knowledge in a chosen area of study, and appropriate scholarly skills in conducting and reporting such research.
Content This unit can be taken full-time or part-time.

A research proposal must be submitted, with written consent of the supervisor, to the Faculty of Education's Postgraduate Programs Committee within two months of the completion of the coursework component.
Assessment The thesis itself is the assessment component. It is a requirement that at least one examiner be external to this University and that the supervisor(s) not be examiner(s). Examiners' reports are considered by the Faculty of Education Committee.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
Unit Co-ordinator(s) individual supervisors
Location UWA (Crawley)
Mode on-campus
Unit Rules
Prerequisites: an average of at least 65 per cent in the coursework component of the undergraduate degree
Contact hours—negotiated with the supervisor

Unit web page Refer to the Graduate School of Education website or the Graduate Research School website at http://www.postgraduate.uwa.edu.au/home/current/thesis.
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
Note This is an 18-month degree structure.
Texts

There are no prescribed texts. However, in the first and subsequent lecture sessions students are introduced to the section of the library dealing with the various aspects of the field of education studies. They become familiar with the location of relevant books, encyclopaedias, handbooks and other bibliographic resources.



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