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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc by Research Social Policy (80 credits) (PGSP11253)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits80 ECTS Credits40
SummaryFor 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.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 800 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 754 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) dissertation word limit 18,000 words
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No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Elke Heins
Tel: (0131 6)50 4049
Email: Elke.Heins@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Andrew Macaulay
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
Email: Andrew.Macaulay@ed.ac.uk
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