Dissertation A
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| POLI3001 | Politics and International Relations | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- POLI3001
- School
- Politics and International Relations
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module enables students to undertake a sustained piece of research and analysis into a subject within the discipline of Politics and International Relations. The Dissertation is worth 40 credits and registered as 20 credits per semester. Progression onto Dissertation B (semester 2) is dependent upon making sufficient progression in Dissertation A (semester 1). You should take two taught modules alongside the Dissertation per semester to give you 120 credits over the year. Students who do not progress to Dissertation B will choose an additional 20 credits of taught content from the available modules in semester 2 and will submit 4,000 words of preliminary analysis by the end of the spring semester.
Target Students
Available to Final Year UG students in the School of Politics and International Relations on single and joint honours plans.
Classes
This module is taught through workshops.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 4,000 word preliminary analysis.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
Together with Dissertation B, students will be able to produce a 8,000-word dissertation by conducting independent research. The dissertation gives students a unique opportunity to work in considerable detail on a topic of special interest. They choose the project, conduct the research, analyse the information and write the dissertation. It is an excellent preparation for further research work but also gives new skills in self-organization, data retrieval and intellectual writing, which will be of value whatever career they choose to pursue.Learning Outcomes
(A) Intellectual Skills: Formulate clear research questions that are suitable for a BA dissertation Make a clear, sharply focused and incisive argument Integrate one's own approach within the wider literature Assess a variety of methodology and select/establish and apply a methodology that fits for one's own dissertation purposes Analyse effectively collected sources and materials based on the chosen methodology.
(B) Professional and Practical Skills: Collect relevant sources and research materials and critically engage with them Present a research result in appropriate literary style Formulate endnotes/footnotes and bibliography in line with current professional standards.
(C) Transferable and Key Skills: Research complex issues Present a result of research in writing Utilise a variety of computer software to produce a written piece and to retrieve information.