Unit information: Dissertation in 2010/11

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Unit name Dissertation
Unit code SOCI30050
Credit points 40
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Professor. Therese O'Toole
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

SOCI20015 Research Methods

Co-requisites

None

School/department School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Faculty Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

The dissertation enables students to select a sociological topic to research in depth over a sustained period of time. Student learning is supported through regular individual supervision and workshops, though the expectation is that the dissertation is primarily an individual piece of work.