Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MTh/MSc in Ministry) (THET11013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 60 | 
 
| Home subject area | Theology and Ethics | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This qualification is designed for those with professional experience of ministry in church and community settings, and for graduates pursuing vocational training for parish ministy. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Flexible, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation and justify its theoretical significance, professional relevance and practical feasibility; 
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, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| A dissertation of up 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 MTh/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, |  
 
Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Cecelia Clegg 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8943 
Email: C.Clegg@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Felicity Smail 
Tel: 0131 650 7227 
Email: F.Smail@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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