Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Literature Research and Seminar

BIOL 4706  Literature Research and Seminar

Prerequisites:

Restricted to students in the fourth year of the Honours Biology Program, or the Environmental Biology and Technology Program, and enrolled in the BIOL 4995 Thesis course.

Corequisites:

BIOL 4995

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course is a companion course to the Honours Thesis that supports an intensive exploration of the published scientific literature related to the thesis research topic. Credit is based on writing assignments and seminar presentations. Emphasis is placed on a review of relevant background literature and the development of specific hypotheses.