- Department: History
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. David Clayton
- Credit value: 80 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
- Notes: This is an independent study module
Students undertake an independently researched dissertation, receiving support, advice and feedback from a dissertation advisor as they read into pertinent scholarship, collect source materials, analyse these materials and write up draft findings. They will have five supervision meetings to discuss the feasibility of the project and to provide feedback on two draft chapters, as set out below.
Students must complete the Research Training module before progressing to the Research Dissertation.
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
The aims of this module are:
Students who complete this module successfully will:
Students will attend five one-on-one meetings with a dissertation advisor, across semester 2 and June/July. They have the opportunity to receive feedback on drafts of two chapters as well as to present their projects at a dissertation conference in week 5.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Postgraduate Dissertation : 16,000 word Dissertation |
N/A | 100 |
None
The dissertation will be between 14,000 and 16,000 words and set out using the standard University conventions, following the Chicago style manual.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Essay/coursework Postgraduate Dissertation : 16,000 word Dissertation |
N/A | 100 |
Students will receive written and verbal feedback in supervisions on two draft chapters, as well as feedback from their advisor, and staff and peers, on their proposal, project plans, and approaches. Students are also encouraged, if they wish, to make use of their advisor’s student hours, as well as those of other staff. For more information, see the Statement on Feedback.
For the summative assessment task, students will receive a mark and written feedback within 25 working days of the submission deadline. For more information, see the Statement of Assessment.
We encourage you to look at the following items of preliminary reading, building on the use of these texts on the Research Training module.