Postgraduate Course: Dissertation with Coursework (MScR, Psychology General) (PSYL11037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
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 | 140 |
ECTS Credits | 70 |
| Summary | Extended dissertation on a topic in Psychology as agreed with supervisor(s) and approved by Programme Director. |
| Course description |
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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
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- familiarise themselves with the research literature on their topic identify hypotheses to test/questions to answer/themes to explore
- design and set up a research project that can test these hypotheses/answer the questions gather and manage data
- apply appropriate analyses techniques to any data collected interpret the results of the analyses report results in a style appropriate to published research and, in the case of literature based research, apply suitable critical analysis techniques to the research material
- write up the research in a style appropriate to psychological research standards
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | research,dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Daniel Mirman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3348
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Course secretary | Ms Pilar Rodriguez Couceiro
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
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