2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
THEO5900M Theology & Religious Studies: Extended Dissertation
90 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Emma Tomalin
Email: E.Tomalin@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is mutually exclusive with
| THEO5075M | Dissertation RS & GD |
| THEO5580M | Dissertation |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
To give students the opportunity to research and write on a subject of their own choice related to the programme on which they are registered. Through workshops and individual supervision, to introduce students to the general principles and practices of research and thesis writing and the specific methods relating to their enquiry.Learning outcomes
Detailed and critical understanding of the relevant field, depending on the topic of the dissertation.
Skills outcomes
The module will develop skills in independent research. Some skills will depend upon the student’s choice of topic.
Syllabus
Independent study, with individual supervision, to research and write a dissertation of 18 to 20,000 words.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Tutorial | 9 | 1.00 | 9.00 |
| Private study hours | 891.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 9.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 900.00 | ||
Private study
Up to 500 hours gathering and reading resources, note-taking and thinkingUp to 400 hours drafting & re-drafting for dissertation
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
SupervisionsOccasional informal conversation and email correspondence
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay or Dissertation | 1 x dissertation 18,000-20,000 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
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