EAE4001 Atmospheric science research project B
Faculty of Science
EAE4001 Atmospheric science research project B is a level 4, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 24 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before EAE4001
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EAE4001
No unit lists EAE4001 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Overview
You will do a research project in weather, climate or ocean science. The main relevant areas of research are aerosols (including cloud seeding), boundary layers, climate change, clouds, convection, ENSO, general circulation, synoptic-dynamical meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, numerical modeling, tropical meteorology, and bushfires and fire weather. A full list of projects will be made available to you before enrolling in the MSC program. The research project may be theoretical, computational or observation-based. You will work under the supervision of at least one of the academic members of staff. The project will involve a literature review, original research, a written thesis and an oral report on the work. In most cases, the project will continue into the second year of the MSc.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Immers blk |
| Second semester | Clayton | Immers blk |
Assessment
- Literature reviewOther20%
- Oral presentation:Presentation10%
- Thesis70%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand, synthesise and summarise the existing literature.
- 2
Identify gaps in our knowledge in their chosen area of research.
- 3
Advance our knowledge in the chosen area through original research.
- 4
Present their findings in a written thesis and oral presentation.
Workload and teaching
A total of 24 hours per week comprising:
- Attendance at a 1-hour seminar
- A 1-hour consultation with the supervisor
- 17 hours per week of research (averaged over the semester)
- 4 hours per week writing the thesis (averaged over the semester)
- 1 hour per week preparing the oral report (averaged over the semester).
Where it fits
EAE4001 is part of 1 area of study in the 2024 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Michael Reeder
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Michael Reeder
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EAE4001?
EAE4001 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EAE4001 offered?
In 2024, EAE4001 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EAE4001?
The handbook expects about 24 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EAE4001 have an exam?
No. EAE4001 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EAE4001?
EAE4001 is part of Atmospheric science.