Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc by Research (180 credits) (PGSP11628)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 180 |
ECTS Credits | 90 |
| Summary | Dissertation of up to 30,000 words for the full 180 credits of the degree. The research must demonstrate competence, knowledge and be presented in a critical and scholarly way. |
| Course description |
Dissertation of up to 30,000 words for the full 180 credits of the degree.The research must demonstrate competence, knowledge and be presented in a critical and scholarly way. The assessed work, including the research project or dissertation must not exceed 30,000 words. The word count includes the main text, preface material, footnotes and references but does not include material in the appendices, bibliography, or abstract.
The dissertation will be on a topic in Social and Political Science as agreed with the students supervisor(s) and approved by the Programme Director.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Carry out a sustained piece of independent scholarship, involving project and time management.
- Frame and design a coherent and answerable set of research questions, to justify these in relation to existing knowledge and theories, and to demonstrate that answering them would constitute an advance on existing knowledge.
- Achieve a command of existing knowledge in their field of research, through a critical review of relevant literature engaging with salient debates.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of research methods, appropriate to the research topic and questions, taking due account of any practical, political and ethical issues affecting the conduct of the research.
- Where relevant, demonstrate the ability to implement the chosen research design and methods of data collection and analysis and produce scholarship that demonstrates the ability to integrate theoretical and empirical element.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Neal
Tel: (0131 6)50 4236
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