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MUS-30032 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

MUS-30032 - Dissertation 2 - ISP
Coordinator: Fiorella Montero Diaz Room: CKF02 Tel: +44 1782 7 34595
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

No

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2022/23

This module gives students the unique opportunity to produce a substantial piece of written work. Students can select a topic of particular interest in consultation with the module tutor. The tutor ensures that the appropriate supervision is available to support the topic. Students work independently with a dissertation supervisor and also in small groups and seminars. Students study research skills appropriate for this level of study. They also work consistently throughout the year to meet a number of internal deadlines for titles, chapter plans and draft chapters. They submit a draft chapter to the supervisor in order to gain valuable feedback on their project and their progress.

Aims
To enable students to engage in an area of research on a topic of their choice and pertinent to their discipline;
To facilitate student engagement on an extended piece of writing under supervision.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Study hours

10 hours of contact time in seminars and group work
8 hours of contact time in individual supervisions across two semesters
70 hours of preparation for formative assignments
70 hours of preparation for seminars, group work and individual supervisions
142 hours of preparation for the summative assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Dissertation weighted 100%
Dissertation of 8000 words
Students complete a 8000-word dissertation on a topic chosen in consultation with the module tutor.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023