Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - Environment, Culture & Society (PGGE11119)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| 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 | The dissertation is designed to provide an opportunity for students to undertake original, independent research on a topic of their choice, employing appropriate research methodologies and involving theoretical and, potentially, empirical work developed through the coursework programme, and directed reading supported by expert supervision.
The subject nature of the dissertation varies according to students' interests. Generally, the dissertation must, at an appropriate level, demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding in the field of study, relate knowledge of particular topics to the broader field(s) of the degree programme, and present such knowledge in a critical and scholarly way. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A 60-credit dissertation |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will develop a sustained and in depth understanding of a particular topic.
- Students will gain competence in research design, methodological formulation and presentation, and in the theoretical/historiographical contextualisation of a research question.
- Students will apply theoretical, methodological and technical knowledges acquired in other parts of the programme.
- Students will develop transferable skills in the undertaking and dissemination of an independent research project.
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Reading List
Booth, W. et al, 2003. The Craft of Research, Chicago University
Press: Chicago.
Cloke, P. et al, 2004. Practising Human Geography. Sage.
Potter, S. (ed) 2006 Doing Postgraduate Research London: Sage/Open University.
Silverman, D. 2013. Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook, 4th ed. Sage.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Individual supervised research project |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Emily Brady
Tel: (0131 6)50 9137
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Paula Escobar
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: |
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