Unit name | D.Soc.Sci. Dissertation |
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Unit code | SPOLD1006 |
Credit points | 300 |
Level of study | D/8 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Payne |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
A major component of the Doctor of Social Science (Policy Studies) programme is the dissertation. This allows the students to demonstrate the ability to develop a topic from policy-related fields, establish an appropriate and original research question and methodology, analyse data and provide an analysis which will be of value to the research community as well as being of significance to the policy/practice world. The research and the analysis will be informed by theory and the dissertation will make an original contribution to knowledge in the field. The dissertation is supervised by University staff and will be assessed against the usual criteria of innovation which characterises typical doctoral dissertation.
On successful completion of the unit, the student will demonstrate:
Self directed study
Dissertation of up to 45000 words.
Dependant on the dissertation topic.