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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Students must produce a 300 word proposal identifying the topic area to be addressed for approval by the Director of Studies in advance of being permitted to take this unit. |
| Description:
| Aims: To allow students the opportunity to develop a more in depth understanding of a key wellbeing-related issue of their own choice in the field of public policy or international development. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will have: * Identified a specialist issue on the topic of wellbeing in the field of public policy or international development and developed their skills in locating and reviewing relevant literature * Demonstrated a systematic understanding of, and ability to, critically evaluate theories and/or policies relevant to the issue and its links to wellbeing; * Applied this understanding to the issue demonstrating originality in the application of knowledge. Skills: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (e.g. essays) (Taught/Facilitated) * Ability to select, analyse and present numerical data (T/F/Assessed) * Ability to select, summarise and synthesise written information from multiple sources (T/F/A) * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models (T/F/A) * Ability to synthesise multidisciplinary perspectives on the same problems (T/F/A) * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines (T/F/A) * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance (T/F/A). Content: This unit is intended primarily for those with strong research career interests, or a clear vocational specialism who can thereby justify focusing on a particular issue, and who have demonstrated a capacity for self-guided work. The extended essay should be on a topic that is quite distinct from other unit course work and in particular, from their intended dissertation topic or regional specialisation essay. This unit may be linked to a placement or internship within a particular development organisation. |
| Programme availability: |
SP50232 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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