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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc/Dip Science and Technology Studies) (PGSP11058)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaPostgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAll students will undertake a 15,000 word dissertation on a topic in the field of science and technology studies, to be submitted by a date specified in the University Regulations.

The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship in which a student is expected to formulate and study in depth a topic largely of their own choosing, under the guidance of an academic supervisor. In the course of the dissertation, the student is expected to engage critically and analytically with a particular area of empirical study within the field of science and technology studies, to refine and extend their grasp of relevant concepts and theory introduced in the taught element of the degree, and to demonstrate competence in deploying a range of sources as well as appropriate analytic and bibliographic skills. Students are not expected to undertake the exhaustive literature review or empirical work typical of higher research degrees, though a limited amount of empirical research may be included in the preparation of the dissertation.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 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
Additional information independent study
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of the dissertation will demonstrate the student's ability:
- to undertake a sustained piece of supervised but independent work within the field of science and technology studies
- to manage the conduct, presentation, and timing of such a piece of work
- to employ relevant knowledge, concepts, theories and analytic approaches from the field of science and technology studies in formulating an extended argument based on empirical material
- to engage critically and analytically with the literature in their chosen field of specialist interest
Assessment Information
15000 WORDS
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 Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Lawrence Dritsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 4011
Email: L.Dritsas@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Madina Howard
Tel: (0131 6)51 1659
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk
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