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 Postgraduate Course: MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation (IMES11014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |  
| Course type | Dissertation | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 60 | ECTS Credits | 30 |  
 
| Summary | The dissertation will be 15,000 words in length (excluding the bibliography). 
 Students will receive regular supervision and will be expected to liaise regularly with their supervisor and submit material for comment at agreed times. Supervisors will not read and comment on full drafts of the dissertation.
 
 Information about the progression to dissertation is available in the Taught Assesment Regulations.
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| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | 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,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | One dissertation of 15,000 words. |  
| Feedback | Not entered |  
| No Exam Information |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Formulate a research problemUndertake a sustained piece of independent research within the disciplinary fields of Middle Eastern studies that demonstrates the research skills, training and knowledge acquired in the previous courseworkEngage critically and analytically with the relevant primary and secondary literature in the field of their specialist interestUtilise relevant theories, theoretical frameworks and concepts in tackling a research problemDemonstrate scrupulous attention to the relevant data-analytical, referencing and bibliographic conventions. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | IMESD |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Andreas Goerke Tel: (0131 6)50 4177
 Email: A.Goerke@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Ms Monique Brough Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
 Email: Monique.Brough@ed.ac.uk
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