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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc in Science and Religion) (DIVI11010)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaDivinity Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn opportunity to engage with a particular topic in the Science/Religion field in depth through research, culminating in a 15,000 word dissertation.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, a student will:
1) have developed the ability to identify, propose and justify a suitable subject of enquiry;
2) have learnt to sift and demarcate the appropriate material intended for research;
3) have developed the ability to engage critically with the research material;
4) have read widely in the relevant scholarly literature and will have formed his or her own views on the subject;
5) have planned and written a dissertation, describing the results of personal research, and demonstrating the ability to defend a thesis in 15,000 words;
6) have learnt how to observe appropriate academic conventions with respect to style, tone, paragraphing, footnoting and referencing.
Assessment Information
A dissertation of up to 15,000 words must be submitted in two soft-bound copies = 100% of assessment.
If the dissertation of a student is assessed at 50% or more, the MSc will be awarded.
If the dissertation is assessed at 40-49%, the Diploma will be awarded.
The degree may be awarded with Distinction. To achieve a distinction a candidate must have been awarded at least 70% or more for the dissertation and must also have been awarded a mark for the coursework element that is close to the 70% standard.
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 There are no set classes for this course, but students will receive appropriate one-to-one supervision.
KeywordsScience, religion, theology, dissertation, research.
Contacts
Course organiserDr Mark Harris
Tel: (0131 6)50 8914
Email: Mark.Harris@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Joanne Hendry
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
Email: J.Hendry@ed.ac.uk
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