Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS (SSPS10015)

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)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	PLEASE NOTE: This course is only available to MA Sustainable Development students. The dissertation in Sustainable Development, SPS is an extended piece of independent, in-depth scholarship on an sustainable development topic with a clear political, international, sociological, ethical or anthropological dimension. The topic is largely of the studentsż own choosing, but must be approved by the Dissertation convenor. The work should engage critically and analytically with the literature in the chosen field. Students will be expected to refine and extend their understanding of relevant concepts and theories introduced in the courses completed in years 1-3 of the degree. Students are further expected to demonstrate competence in a range of primary and secondary sources, and are expected to demonstrate appropriate referencing and bibliographic skills.
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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: 20
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)	A. A 12,000 word dissertation will be due at a specified date (it will fall near the end of Semester 2) set by the School B. Students are required to attend a set number of non-assessed Dissertation Sessions organised by the dissertations convenor and comprising all students undertaking an sustainable development dissertation in SPS. The sessions will provide general advice on dissertation questions, structure, research and tips. Sessions later in the year will be used by students to present their topics and receive feedback from other students.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Undertake sustained, independent work, drawing on one or more of disciplinary fields in SPS Engage critically and analytically with the significant literature in their chosen field of interest Employ relevant knowledge, concepts, theories and analytical approaches to formulate an extended argument Develop task-management, presentational, and self-motivational skills Demonstrate attention to the relevant data analysis, referencing, and bibliographic conventions