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PL50665: MA in International Relations and European Politics dissertation

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 30
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Dissertation period
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: DS 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To provide students with an opportunity to pursue in some depth one specific topic they encountered within the degree that interests them especially and to do so under the supervision and with the guidance of an experienced member of staff.

Learning Outcomes:
By the time of completing the dissertation students should have:
* practised and developed skills required to pursue independent learning, with limited supervision;
* undertaken primary research relevant to the chosen field of study and/or
* demonstrated an ability to develop a level of conceptual and theoretical analysis commensurate with a Masters level degree.

Skills:
The key skills the unit will hone and further develop are:
* Advanced research skills in identifying, locating and exploiting a wide range of descriptive, evaluative and theoretical literature.
* Intellectual skills of conceptual, original and independent thinking, critical analysis, synthesis and reasoned argument.
* Skills of assessment and judgement in relation to the soundness of competing arguments and scenarios, including the reporting and assessing of qualitative and quantitative data.
* Generic and transferable skills related to the presentation of ideas.
* Skills of self-direction, self-evaluation and time management.

Content:
A topic relevant to the previous modules of the degree.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PL50665 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • THPL-AFM22 : MA International Relations and European Politics (Full-time)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, 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.