Dissertation in Politics and International Studies

Objectives and learning outcomes of the module

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• demonstrate their substantial understanding of a key issue, topic or theme relating to Politics
• organise their ideas in response to theoretical and empirical material and plan, develop and present a written argument in relation to this
• show their ability to effectively gather, manage, synthesize and employ relevant data in support of their written argument
• demonstrate their capacity to work independently under the guidance of an academic supervisor
• show that they have followed good academic research practice and have achieved a good level of competence in academic writing

Workload

Twelve hours of interactive lectures.

Method of assessment

• Dissertation: 100%

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