POL318 Dissertation in Politics / International Relations
(POL318 A & B - Spring and Autumn)
Level: 6
Semester: A & B
Credit Value: 45
Module Convenor: Patrick Diamond
Overlap: None
Pre-requisite: None
Compulsory for: L202, L20Y, L240, L24Y, L250, L25Y, & L2NF - cannot be taken by LV20, LV21 students
Associate Availability: Not Available
Seminars: None
Description:
The project is designed to give students the opportunity of studying an agreed topic under supervision on an individual basis and to a greater depth than is possible within existing modules. Students must fill in the proposal form and should undertake a programme of preparatory work during the long vacation. A programme of compuslory research workshops will be timetables the first semester and each student will have an opportunity to present their research to a small group in the second semester. Assessment is on the basis of two coursework assignments and a dissertation of 10,000 words. LV21 and LV20 History & Politics students cannot opt for this module.
Assessment: Proposal 10%, Presentation 5% & Project 80%