Undergraduate Course: Dissertation (MA Politics) (PLIT10030)

Course Outline
School	School of Social and Political Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	Dissertations are worth 40 credits and are compulsory for students taking single honours politics. They are also open to those taking politics as part of a Joint Honours degree. The dissertation may be on an empirical or theoretical topic. Research can be wholly or largely library-based or can involve empirical data collection. Dissertations can relate to any Politics teaching or research area, although the topic must be approved by the Dissertation Convener.
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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: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 392 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	10,000 word dissertation. The Dissertation is assessed at 100%. However, a preliminary chapter of c1500 words must be submitted during Semester 1. This chapter will be marked on pass/fail basis. Students failing this component will incur a 10 mark penalty.
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Learning Outcomes
We would expect students to: - deepen knowledge in specific topic - develop independent research skills - develop further the ability to think critically