Module Descriptors
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL THEORY DISSERTATION
SOCY70346
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 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 Learning Strategies
Supervision, consultation with supervisors, group seminars to discuss on-going research [8 hours total], plus independent study [592 hours].

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
Module Additional Assessment Details
The Dissertation examines [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4]