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Department of the Study of Religions

Dissertation in Buddhist Studies

Course Code:
15PSRC990
Unit value:
1
Year of study:
Any
Taught in:
Full Year
The purpose of the dissertation is to enable students to demonstrate their capacity to carry out a substantial piece of independent academic work on a selected topic in Buddhist Studies. Students will be assessed on their capacity to define a topic for examination, to articulate a coherent scheme for examining this topic, to gather the necessary information, and to analyse and present this information in a way which satisfactorily assesses the topic which they have set themselves.

Objectives and learning outcomes of the course

On successful completion of the Dissertation in Buddhist Studies the student will have:

  • Demonstrated their capacity to carry out a substantial piece of academic work on a selected topic in the field of Buddhist Studies.
  • Defined a topic for examination and articulated a coherent scheme for examining the topic.
  • Gathered the relevant information and analysed and presented this information in a way which satisfactorily assesses the topic.

Method of assessment

10,000 word Dissertation.

Suggested reading

Readings will vary according to the particular topic selected, but integral to the process of selecting a suitable topic is the choice of a topic for which adequate resources (whether books, journals, on-line resources etc.) are already available to a SOAS Masters student