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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2016/2017

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Degree Programme Table: Politics (MSc by Research) (Part-time) (PRMSCPOLTC1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students who can display expected levels of research skills covered by one (or more) of the compulsory research courses can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, substitute another advanced course or write a longer Dissertation.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 120 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11017    Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  
    PLIT11001    Theory and Practice of Political Research   40  
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  

    Notes:1) Students who can display expected levels of research skills covered by one (or more) of the core research training courses can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, substitute another advanced course or write a longer Dissertation.
    2) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students who can display expected levels of research skills covered by one (or more) of the compulsory research courses can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, substitute another advanced course or write a longer Dissertation.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT11006 Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (60 credits) Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 120 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11016    Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection   20  
    PGSP11017    Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research   20  
    PGSP11208    Research Design   20  
    PLIT11001    Theory and Practice of Political Research   40  
    SCIL11009    Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2   20  

    Notes:1) Students who can display expected levels of research skills covered by one (or more) of the core research training courses can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, substitute another advanced coruse or write a longer Dissertation.
    2) These core courses MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 100 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT11007    Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (80 credit)   80  
    PLIT11008    Dissertation MSc by Research Politics (100 credit)   100  

    Notes:Students who can display expected levels of research skills covered by one (or more) of the core research training courses can, with the agreement of the Programme Director, substitute another advanced coruse or write a longer Dissertation.
     


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