Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Religious Studies) (REST11014)

Course Outline
School	School of Divinity	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	Development of a research topic exploring methodological issues in the study of religion and writing a dissertation on the topic under supervision.
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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)	The dissertation, of 12,000 to 15,000 words, must be submitted in two soft-bound copies. 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
Students will be able to: specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation in Religious Studies and justify its theoretical significance; identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence with specific reference to the research process used; present work in a critical analytical manner, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphrasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing.