Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice (LAWS11072)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 60 | 
ECTS Credits | 30 | 
 
 
| Summary | An independent piece of research and analysis of up to 15,000 words on an approved topic in Criminology and Criminal Justice.  Supervision is provided. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
600
(
 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
581 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) | 
For more information regarding this course please see the School of Law Dissertation Handbook
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
1 dissertation of around 10,000 words. | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning.  A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Fiona Jamieson 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5567 
Email: Fiona.Jamieson@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Karin Bolton 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022 
Email: Karin.Bolton@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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