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Undergraduate Course: Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation (DIVI10001)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Divinity CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryA supervised study of an approved topic agreed with a member of academic staff and approved by the Head of the School of Divinity as a requirement of the final year in all Honours degree programmes in Divinity (MA Religious Studies, MA Divinity, BD Hons, MA(H) - Philosophy and Systematic Theology), the required and assessed written work a 10,000 word (max) dissertation. The dissertation counts for 40 credits of the required 120 credits in the final year of Honours programmes, and also can count in fulfilment of required credits for the degree 'major' or for the 'tradition' focus on the degree programme. Students are to register an agreed dissertation topic and supervisor with the Divinity Office at the end of the academic year before their final year of study, on the form developed for this purpose. (The course code depends on the School in which the supervisor serves, eg a 'DV' code for all staff members in Divinity, an 'AS' code for staff members in Asian Studies, an 'IM' code for staff members in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies).
Course description Academic Description:
A supervised study of an approved topic agreed with a member of academic staff and approved by the Head of the School of Divinity is a requirement of the final year in all Honours degree programmes in Divinity (MA Religious Studies, MA Theology, BD Hons, MDiv, MA Philosophy and Theology). The required and assessed written work is a 10,000 word (max) dissertation.

Syllabus/Outline Content:
There is no syllabus as such for the honours dissertation. Guidance is laid out in the Divinity Honours Dissertation Guidelines document published each year. The most common structre is that the student undertakes research in semester 1 and does writing up in semester 2, all in consultation with the supervisor.

Student Learning Experience Information:
The honours dissertation is not a course in the usual sense. There are no regular stated meetings. Rather, contact hours comprise one introductory session with the honours dissertation manager and a series of supervisions arranged between the student and the supervisor.


Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 385 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 10,000 word dissertation due toward the end of the final year of Honours study, required to be submitted by a due date established each year and indicated in the Honours Dissertation Guidelines. (100% of mark).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Formulate and execute an extended research effort
  2. Write a coherent and properly formatted presentation of the research
  3. Demonstrate acquaintance with relevant data and scholarly publications
  4. Conceive and articulate a constructive, independent argument
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Three supervision sessions amounting to approximately 6 hrs total.
KeywordsDiss
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ulrich Schmiedel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8918
Email: ulrich.schmiedel@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Alexandra Lowe
Tel: (0131 6)50 7924
Email: Alexandra.Lowe@ed.ac.uk
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