Module Descriptors
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL THEORY DISSERTATION
SOCY70205
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 7
60 credits
Contact
Leader: Michael Ball
Email: M.S.Ball@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 8
Independent Study Hours: 592
Total Learning Hours: 600
Assessment
  • DISSERTATION weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
The Dissertation examines [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4]
Module Learning Strategies
Supervision, consultation with supervisors, group seminars to discuss on-going research [8 hours total], plus independent study [592 hours].

Module Indicative Content
This module represents the consolidation of the MA Social and Cultural Theory. Students select a topic in consultation with tutors, define the parameters of their chosen project, select appropriate research methods, and undertake independent research to produce a dissertation which makes a contribution to knowledge-production in the area of social and cultural theory.

Module Texts
A Glathorn (1998) Writing the Winning Dissrtation (Corwen)
Directed reading will be supplied to each student in consultation with their dissrtation suprvisor
Module Resources
Computers, including internet access