SO301 - Dissertation
- Module code: SO301
- Module name: Dissertation
- Department: Sociology
- Credit: 30
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
Dissertations are the result of independent research. You are expected, with occasional guidance from a supervisor, to design and conduct the research yourself. It is not a matter of trying to answer an examination question or writing an assessed essay on a pre-determined topic.
Principal learning outcomes
Ideally a dissertation should be a sustained argument. The main aim us to use a selection if concepts, theoretical ideas, observations, statistical findings and your own faculties of criticism and imagination in an attempt to reach defensible conclusions about a topic which interests, challenges or puzzles you.
Other essential notes
All Single Honours Sociology students must do a dissertation in their final year. Joint Honours degree students may opt to do a dissertation.
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
---|---|---|
30 CATS (Module code: SO301-30) | ||
A (Assessed work only) | Assessed Course Work | 100% |
Assessed Course Work | 100% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
- BA in Sociology (L301) - Year 3
- BA in Sociology (L302) - Year 3
- BA in Sociology (L303) - Year 3
- BA in Sociology (L304) - Year 3
- BA in Sociology (L305) - Year 3
- BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year) (L306) - Year 4
- BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year) (L307) - Year 4
- BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year) (L308) - Year 4
- BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year) (L309) - Year 4
- BA in Sociology (with Intercalated Year) (L310) - Year 4
Optional Core
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 1
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 2
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Social Studies [2 + 2] (Y202) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Full-time) (Y205) - Year 3
Optional
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 1
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 2
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 5
- Undergraduate Health and Social Policy (LM49) - Year 6
- Undergraduate Health & Social Policy (2+2) (LM4A) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Politics and Sociology (ML13) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Politics and Sociology (with Intercalated year) (ML14) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Law and Sociology (ML33) - Year 4
- BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) (ML34) - Year 4
- BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) (with Intercalated year) (ML35) - Year 5
- Undergraduate History and Sociology (VL13) - Year 3
- Undergraduate History and Sociology (with Year Abroad) (VL14) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 5
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 6
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 7
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 8
- Undergraduate Social Studies (Part-time) (Y201) - Year 9