Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy (80 credits) (PGSP11253)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science | 
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 | 80 | 
 
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | For the higher credit dissertations and depending on the courses taken - in discussion with the supervisors and Postgraduate Adviser - the added word limits will include: 
*	specific and additional canonical bibliographic data relevant to the proposal;  
*	demonstrate a more advanced understanding of theoretical concepts and ideas; and 
*	additional ethical and methodological insights in relation to the research.  
 
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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: 2014/15  Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
20/04/2015 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
800
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 30,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
754 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| The dissertation is the main work of the MSc and students are expected to demonstrate achievement of the crucial learning outcomes from the research training. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| dissertation word limit 18,000 words |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Elke Heins 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4049 
Email: Elke.Heins@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Macaulay 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067 
Email: Andrew.Macaulay@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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