Postgraduate Course: MSc in Persian Civilisation Dissertation (IMES11047)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students must gain an overall pass of 50% or above at interim assessment in order to proceed to dissertation. Candidates who gain between 40% and 49% at interim assessment will be awarded the Diploma.
The dissertation will be 15,000 words in length (excluding footnotes and bibliography).
Students will receive regular supervision and will be expected to submit a detailed plan and at least one draft of their dissertation to their supervisor. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
¿ learn to undertake a sustained piece of independent research within the disciplinary fields of Middle Eastern studies and/or Classics that demonstrates the research skills, training and knowledge acquired in the previous coursework;
¿ refine their abilities to engage critically and analytically with the significant literature in the field of their specialist interest;
¿ train to formulate a research problem;
¿ utilise relevant theories, theoretical frameworks and concepts in tackling a research problem;
¿ learn to develop a systematic research design;
¿ demonstrate scrupulous attention to the relevant data-analytical, referencing and bibliographic conventions.
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Assessment Information
| The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship in which a student is expected to produce a substantive piece of independent research in Persian Civilisation. The dissertation will be no longer than 15,000 words on a topic related to Persian civilisation to be submitted by a date specified in the University Regulations (usually mid August). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
The dissertation is expected to tackle a research problem, engage the relevant literature, and build upon the relevant concepts and theories introduced in the taught elements of the degree. Students will deploy a range of primary and secondary sources as well as appropriate data-analytic and bibliographic skills. Each student will be allocated a research supervisor from either IMES or SHCA during the second semester to advise on and oversee her or his research progress. |
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| Keywords | PCD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz
Tel: (0131 6)50 8432
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Course secretary | Mrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
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