| Unit name | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS30100 |
| Credit points | 40 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Gethin |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The Dissertation is an exercise in extended independent research. 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 this level of study.
Students are also introduced to higher level research and scholarly cutting edge material by fortnightly attendance at the department's research seminars and through attendance at the international post-graduate yearly conference with an opportunity to present a paper on their dissertation work to postgraduates and established scholars.
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. demonstrate research skills through the production an extended piece of independent research in accordance with level H;
2. form their own research questions;
3. demonstrate skills of argumentation and communication
4. compile their own bibliography
5. work with both secondary and primary resources and to draw reasoned and considered conclusions from them
1 x 1.5 hour seminar weekly
4 x 1 hour workshops
1 x 3 hour workshop
1 x half day conference
1 x 10,000-word dissertation project (including footnotes) [ILOs 1-5]
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.
