Unit name | Dissertation |
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Unit code | THRSM0120 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Langer |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of level 3, Study Year Abroad Unit |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The Dissertation is an exercise in extended independent research with close supervision at key stages. Students are required to identify their own research topic, formulate the particular research questions to be addressed, identify the main primary sources to be used, set the research questions in the context of the issues arising from the secondary literature, and execute a scholarly and analytical text to high scholarly standards consistent with M level of study.
By the end of the unit successful students will be able to demonstrate:
3 hours of one-to-one supervisory sessions with Dissertation tutor at key stages; access to tutorial consultation with unit tutors in office hours. Opportunity for presentation of research materials in yearly department postgraduate conference. Attendance at fortnightly research seminar with PGT and PGR students. Dissertation training sessions and library training sessions.
1 x 10,000-word dissertation project (including footnotes) [ILOs 1-6]
Formative: student to present material from their dissertation in a group seminar, with feedback from other students (co-operative work), followed by feedback from academic supervisor. This seminar group for all dissertation students takes place soon after teaching block two has commence
Bibliographical references will depend on the topic chosen and the student will be responsible (in consultation with an appointed supervisor) for assembling a bibliography which will include relevant primary and secondary sources.