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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Social Policy

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - Health Policy (PGSP11463)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryDissertation
Course description Dissertation
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 15,000 word dissertation
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Conduct a sustained piece of independent scholarship in public health or public health policy
  2. Employ relevant concepts and theories in addressing policy and research questions
  3. Identify and use relevant literature critically and analytically
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of research methods and analysis appropriate to the dissertation topic
  5. Effectively communicate research findings, including by presenting a written dissertation according to research and bibliographic conventions
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Eleanor Brooks
Tel: (0131 6)50 4282
Email: ebrooks2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Emilia Czatkowska
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
Email: Emilia.Czatkowska@ed.ac.uk
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