Unit name | Pathway Unit: Supervised Individual Study |
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Unit code | POLIM1009 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Ana E Juncos Garcia |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will enable students to pursue a topic of interest and relevance to them with the support of individual supervision. This unit is only available to students registered for MSc/Diploma degrees in the Department of Politics. Please note that the Department does not permit the auditing of any of its units.
Aims:
This unit will enable participants to:
On successful completion of this unit participants will have developed an understanding of their chosen topic, gained competency in independent study and demonstrated their ability to articulate their findings cogently by drawing on appropriate sociological material.
Supervised Individual Study will normally be conducted independently with regular, negotiated, supervisory contact.
The assessment will be an extended essay of 4000 words showing an in-depth understanding of the selected topic.
Readings appropriate to the topic will be selected in negotiation with the tutor.