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THEO3232: DISSERTATION (40 CREDITS)

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Type	Open
Level	3
Credits	40
Availability	Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Theology and Religion

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

20 credit Theology Dissertation (THEO3221).

Aims

To enable students to research and write on a specific topic in detail, with supervisory guidance.

Content

Dissertation on a topic of the student's choice, approved by the Board of Studies in Theology and Religion, and falling within the scope of the department's work.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

A systematic understanding of key aspects, and a coherent and detailed knowledge of the topic.

Subject-specific Skills:

Skills specific to the field of study chosen.

Key Skills:

Skills in the acquisition of information through reading and research, and in the structured presentation of information in written form, at length.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Supervision is designed to assist the student in formulation of an appropriate topic and approach, and in research and writing of the dissertation. Through individual discussion and feedback on work submitted, specific issues may be explored in detail, enhancing student knowledge and writing skills.
Marking of the dissertation assesses the learning outcomes outlined above.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total
Supervisions	7	By individual arrangement.		7
(Library Workshop)	1	Once in Easter term, in the year prior to writing of the dissertation	2	2
Preparation and Reading				391
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component: Dissertation		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
dissertation of up to 12000 words including footnotes/endnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography		100

Formative Assessment

Drafts of the work, or of parts of it, may be read by the supervisor over the year.

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