SP52095: Dissertation
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 600 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Dissertation Period
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| Assessment Summary: | CWDI 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
- define and answer a research question in a chosen area of interest in international development or humanitarian action;
- Support their argument with relevant empirical evidence and/or reference to appropriate theory, and/or linking together arguments from disparate literatures or disciplinary perspectives;
- Do all the above in written form in a dissertation that conforms to acceptable standards of presentation and expression.
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| Synopsis: | The dissertation is your chance to identify a feasible research question and relate it to relevant literature and empirical evidence.
Within a fixed timeframe, you'll develop a coherent argument that addresses the research question and demonstrates your understanding of relevant theories and practices in the field of international development.
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| Content: | This unit gives students the opportunity to identify a feasible research question and relate it to relevant literature and empirical evidence. It provides students with the opportunity to develop a cogent, credible and sustained argument that addresses the research question, and to do this within a fixed time period.
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| Course availability: |
SP52095 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- THSP-AFM41 : MSc International Development
- THSP-AFM42 : MSc International Development, Social Justice and Sustainability
- THSP-AFM43 : MSc International Development with Conflict and Humanitarian Action
- THSP-AFM44 : MSc International Development with Economics
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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