Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Science and Religion) (DIVI11010)

Course Outline
School	School of Divinity	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	An opportunity to engage with a particular topic in the Science/Religion field in depth through research, culminating in a 15,000 word dissertation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	A dissertation of up to 15,000 words must be submitted in two soft-bound copies = 100% of assessment. If the dissertation of a student is assessed at 50% or more, the MSc will be awarded. If the dissertation is assessed at 40-49%, the Diploma will be awarded. The degree may be awarded with Distinction. To achieve a distinction a candidate must have been awarded at least 70% or more for the dissertation and must also have been awarded a mark for the coursework element that is close to the 70% standard.
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Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will: 1) have developed the ability to identify, propose and justify a suitable subject of enquiry; 2) have learnt to sift and demarcate the appropriate material intended for research; 3) have developed the ability to engage critically with the research material; 4) have read widely in the relevant scholarly literature and will have formed his or her own views on the subject; 5) have planned and written a dissertation, describing the results of personal research, and demonstrating the ability to defend a thesis in 15,000 words; 6) have learnt how to observe appropriate academic conventions with respect to style, tone, paragraphing, footnoting and referencing.