Dissertation / Long Project
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GD307 |
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Module Leaders |
Core - Final year only |
Terms 1, 2 and 3 |
30 CATS |
8 lectures |
8 supervision sessions |
23 weeks duration |
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Not available to students outside GSD |
The information on this page relates to the 2020-21 academic year
Principal Aims
The module requires you to demonstrate your acquisition of a range of intellectual and practical skills for engaging with a topical issue related to any area of Global Sustainable Development. You are expected to bring together theoretical concepts and practical approaches to address a specific problem, and to demonstrate your ability to think across disciplines and produce an original intervention (a concept paper, a practical project, a film production, a long essay, an advocacy campaign etc…) in the field of sustainable development. Furthermore, the module encourages each student to design a strategy for disseminating their findings (present at a conference, publish online, publish in a journal, hold a public meeting) in the public space.
Principal Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module you will have:
- Learned to design a feasible research project;
- Planned, implemented and managed a research project;
- Produced a piece of original research that is based on a topical issue related to Global Sustainable Development;
- Designed a public dissemination event to showcase your findings;
- Presented the findings of your research project in a public forum.
Assessment
Coursework
Proposal (1,000 - 1,500 words) (10%)
Dissemination (format varies) (20%)
Dissertation (8,000 - 8,500 words) or Project (+2,000 words) (70%)