Postgraduate Course: Dissertation MSc International Political Theory (PLIT11013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | All students will undertake a dissertation of no longer than 15,000 words on a topic in the field of International Political Theory, 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 independent research on a question within International Political Theory. The work is expected to engage critically and analytically with the literature on its topic, deploying skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the taught elements of the degree. Each student will be allocated a research supervisor by the Spring to advise on and oversee her or his research progress.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
583 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
15000 word dissertation |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Undertake a sustained piece of independent work within International Political Theory that displays and extends the research skills, training and knowledge acquired in the previous coursework.
- Engage critically and analytically with the significant literature in the field of their specialist interest.
- Apply relevant concepts and approaches of political theory to the investigation of their research question.
- Construct logical passages of argumentation in accordance with common canons of inferential rationality.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mathias Thaler
Tel: (0131 6)51 5769
Email: Mathias.Thaler@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: gillian.macdonald@ed.ac.uk |
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