Undergraduate Course: Economics Honours Dissertation (ECNM10030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Preparation of a dissertation satisfying the requirements of Economics single and joint Honours programmes. Detailed guidance on dissertation preparation, supervision and submission is provided in the Economics Honours Dissertation Course Outline. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | Students MUST NOT also be taking
Research Methods in Economics (ECNM10121)
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Other requirements | Students must have satisfied progression to Senior Honours in Economics in order to enrol on this course. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
389 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Engagement with supervision - 5%
Final dissertation - 95%
The main body of the dissertation will be a maximum length of 8,000 words; see the course outline for details. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate the ability to formulate a research question.
- Have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate the ability to devise a suitable research design to address their research question.
- Have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate a deep knowledge and understanding of (i) substantive and methodological developments in the literature surrounding their research question, (ii) the tools and techniques used to address the research question (and their limitations), (iii) the robustness of the results generated.
- Have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate the ability to analyse and reflect upon the economic significance (and, if appropriate, the policy implications) of the results.
- Have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate personal effectiveness, intellectual autonomy and practical and technical skills, which include but are not limited to: (i) time-management, (ii) proactively engaging with supervision, (iii) working independently, (iv) task-management, (v) dealing with uncertainty, (vi) adapting to new situations, (vii) making decisions based on students¿ understanding (viii) appropriate citation and referencing, (ix) adherence to formatting requirements and (x) adherence to word- and/or content- limits. Note items (i) and (viii) are assessed through penalties, items (ix) and (x) are hard limits, excess material will not be marked; items (iv)-(vii) will not be assessed.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | EconDiss |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Holt
Tel: (0131 6)50 8350
Email: Richard.Holt@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sam Stewart
Tel:
Email: v1sstew7@ed.ac.uk |
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