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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Global and International Sociology) (SCIL11019)

Course Outline
School School of Social and Political Science College College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits 60
Home subject area Sociology Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description The dissertation is an extended piece of independent scholarship in the field. It is the main work in which students demonstrate achievement of crucial learning outcomes for the Taught Sociology MSc, drawing on relevant material covered in the taught element of the degree and through supervision. The dissertation can be up to 15,000 words in length.

The nature of a dissertation for the Sociology MSc may vary. For students proceeding to a PhD or MPhil, it will normally take the form of a full research proposal. In this case, it will contain an extended review of the literature, establishing the research questions, plus an extended discussion of the likely research design and any methodological issues. Alternatively, the dissertation may comprise a discrete piece of (empirical or theoretical) research. This will usually incorporate literature review, research questions, research design and methodology, data collection and analysis elements, and conclusions.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the time of submission, students should be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to carry out a sustained piece of independent scholarship, involving project and time management
- demonstrate the ability to frame a coherent and answerable set of research questions, to justify these in relation to existing knowledge and theories, and to demonstrate that answering them would constitute an advance on existing knowledge
- achieve a command of existing knowledge in their field of research, through a critical review of relevant literature engaging with salient debates
- demonstrate an understanding of research methods (empirical or theoretical), appropriate to the research topic and questions, taking due account of any practical, political and ethical issues affecting the conduct of their research
- where relevant, demonstrate the ability to implement the chosen research design and methods of data collection and analysis
- where relevant, come up with credible conclusions (eg, on the implications of a pilot study for a fuller study)
- where relevant, demonstrate the ability to integrate theoretical and empirical elements
- produce written scholarship in line with research and bibliographic conventions
Assessment Information
A dissertation of up to 15,000 words, inclusive of bibliography.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Each student will be assigned a dissertation supervisor at the end of the second semester and will work with them over the duration of the dissertation.
Keywords Not entered
Contacts
Course organiser Prof Lynn Jamieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4002
Email: L.Jamieson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: cristyn.king@ed.ac.uk
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