MY499
Dissertation
This information is for the 2018/19 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Eleanor Knott COL7.08
Dissertation supervisors.
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Social Research Methods. This course is not available as an outside option.
Course content
Students are required to write a 10,000 word dissertation. The dissertation is based on an empirical investigation of an issue relevant to the programme content and on a topic within the field covered by their specialist subject and agreed with their supervisor.
Teaching
A series of 3-4 dissertation seminars during MT and LT. The seminars cover issues pertinent to writing a dissertation such as reviewing the literature, using secondary quantitative data, and research ethics.
Formative coursework
Each student will be required to give a short presentation outlining the subject of his/her dissertation and the proposed argument of the dissertation in a session organised for all students during ST (usually May).
Assessment
Dissertation (100%, 10000 words) post-summer term.
The 10,000 word dissertation must be submitted via Moodle by 5pm on Thursday August 8th 2019.
Key facts
Department: Methodology
Total students 2017/18: 27
Average class size 2017/18: Unavailable
Controlled access 2017/18: No
Value: One Unit
