Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy (80 credits) (PGSP11253)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 80 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | For the higher credit dissertations and depending on the courses taken - in discussion with the supervisors and Postgraduate Adviser - the added word limits will include:
* specific and additional canonical bibliographic data relevant to the proposal;
* demonstrate a more advanced understanding of theoretical concepts and ideas; and
* additional ethical and methodological insights in relation to the research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The dissertation is the main work of the MSc and students are expected to demonstrate achievement of the crucial learning outcomes from the research training. |
Assessment Information
| dissertation word limit 18,000 words |
Special Arrangements
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kay Tisdall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3930
Email: K.Tisdall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Caroline Foord
Tel: (0131 6)51 3009
Email: caroline.foord@ed.ac.uk |
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