Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc/Dip International Relations) (PLIT11018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The dissertation is an extended piece of independent scholarship in which the student is expected to formulate and study in depth a topic largely of their own choosing, under the guidance of an academic supervisor. Students are expected to refine and extend their understanding of relevant concepts and theories introduced in the taught elements of the degree programme and to demonstrate competence in a range of primary and secondary sources as well as appropriate analytic and bibliographic skills, in order to engage critically with the literature in the field of international relations. Students are not expected to undertake the exhaustive literature review or empirical work typical of higher research degrees, although a limited period of empirical research may be included in the preparation of the dissertation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
&· learn to undertake sustained but independent work within the disciplinary field of international relations;
&· display and extend their research skills, training and knowledge acquired in the previous coursework;
&· refine their abilities to engage critically and analytically with the significant literature in their chosen field of their specialist interest;
&· employ relevant knowledge, concepts, theories and analytical approaches from the field of international relations to formulate an extended argument;
&· develop their abilities to construct logical passages of argumentation in accordance with common canons of inferential rationality;
&· exercise and consolidate their time- and task-management, presentational, and self-motivational skills in the conduct, presentation, and time- and task-planning of their research scheduling;
&· demonstrate attention to the relevant data analysis, referencing, and bibliographic conventions.
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Assessment Information
| 15,000 word dissertation |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Neal
Tel: (0131 6)50 4236
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Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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