Postgraduate Course: MSc Dissertation (Dissertation only mode) (VESC11031)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 180 |
| Home subject area | Veterinary Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | All students will undertake a 30,000 words dissertation on a topic agreed with the supervisor/s, 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 sustain a substantive piece of research within the discipline. The dissertation is expected to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field, building upon relevant concepts and theory covered in the taught element of the degree and deploying a range of primary and secondary sources as well as appropriate data-analytic and bibliographic skills. Each student will be allocated two research supervisors from the start of the academic year ¿ one as principal supervisor and the other as assistant supervisor. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
1800
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Formative Assessment Hours 100,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1700 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To test the ability of students to undertake a sustained piece of supervised but independent work within the discipline which displays the research skills, training and knowledge acquired in the previous coursework;
- to test the ability of students to demonstrate an ability to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field of their specialist interest;
- to develop and test the ability of students to employ relevant concepts and theories in formulating a thesis;
- to examine the ability of students to manage the conduct, presentation, and timing of an independent research project, employing appropriate data-analytical and bibliographic skills.
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Assessment Information
The 30,000 word dissertation will be assessed by an internal examiner and an external examiner (2 externals if the student is a member of staff).
An oral examination may be required by the student.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Bernadette Dutia
Tel: (0131 6)50 6152
Email: B.Dutia@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Archibald
Tel: 0131 527 4198
Email: liz.archibald@ed.ac.uk |
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