Module manager: Emma Tomalin
Email: E.Tomalin@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| THEO5075M | Dissertation RS & GD |
| THEO5580M | Dissertation |
This module is not approved as an Elective
To give students the opportunity to research and write on a subject of their own choice related to the programme on which they are registered. Through workshops and individual supervision, to introduce students to the general principles and practices of research and thesis writing and the specific methods relating to their enquiry.
Detailed and critical understanding of the relevant field, depending on the topic of the dissertation.
The module will develop skills in independent research. Some skills will depend upon the student’s choice of topic.
Independent study, with individual supervision, to research and write a dissertation of 18 to 20,000 words.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorial | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Private study hours | 891 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 9 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 900 | ||
Up to 500 hours gathering and reading resources, note-taking and thinking
Up to 400 hours drafting & re-drafting for dissertation
Supervisions
Occasional informal conversation and email correspondence
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay or Dissertation | 1 x dissertation 18,000-20,000 words | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 30/04/2025
Errors, omissions, failed links etc should be notified to the Catalogue Team