Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate their ability to create an independently designed piece of work through research.
- Define clearly and articulate research questions.
- Construct an appropriate and coherent argument
- Work with relevant primary and secondary sources
- Present the results of their research in a coherent, polished, and professional manner
Indicative Module Content:
In the autumn semester, students will do the Research Skills module in preparation for the dissertation. They will propose a topic, be assigned a supervisor with whom they will have a minimum of 3 formal meetings in the Autumn semester, and they will commence work with primary and secondary sources, and develop and articulate an argument in a substantial piece of polished writing (8000 words). In the second semester ,they will work independently on their dissertation, while having a minimum of 3 formal meetings with their supervisor.