2021/22 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

THEO5075M Dissertation (Religious Studies and Global Development)

60 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Emma Tomalin
Email: e.tomalin@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2021/22

Pre-requisites

PIED5230M	Development Theories, Strategies and Issues
THEO5360M	Religion/Theology & Dev Issues

This module is mutually exclusive with

THEO5070M	Dissertation Theo & Global Dev
THEO5580M	Dissertation

Module replaces

THEO5590M Dissertation (Religious Studies and Development Studies) due new to programme title

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

To give students the opportunity to research and write on an advanced subject of their own choice relating to the fields of both Religious Studies and Global Development.
Through individual supervision, to introduce students to the principles and practices of research and thesis writing and the specific theory, methods and context relating to their specific field of enquiry.

Skills outcomes
Conceiving, planning and executing a defined project with a bounded period of time; directed and self-directed reading in depth; independent evaluation of a body of work / the work of others; reflecting on interdisciplinarity; extended and complex forms of writing / sustaining an argument.

Syllabus

Independent study to research and write a dissertation of 12-15,000 words on aspect of the intersection of Religious Studies and Global Development.
Individual supervision, oral discussion and written feedback on: thesis planning and timescale; thesis scope, sources and bibliography; thesis methods (e.g. fieldwork methods, using historical documents, use of social theory, using oral and literary sources in the study of religions); thesis outline and structure; thesis draft.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Tutorial	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			596.00
Total Contact hours			4.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			600.00

Private study

Reading and note-taking, project design and planning; research (library based / empirical), drafting and redrafting account of outcomes of research. Final thesis preparation and presentation. 596 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Submission of proposal to MA tutor usually by 31 February (or 31 May for those studying in a calendar year);
Attendance at / level of discussion in individual supervisions;
Submission of thesis outline and draft.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay or Dissertation	12-15,000 words	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 30/06/2021 14:25:35

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