PLM5000 - Research dissertation
24 points, SCA Band 1, 0.500 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): Andy Butfoy
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Clayton Second semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
Students will have an opportunity to conduct in-depth research into a topic of their choice under staff supervision.
Objectives
Upon successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate developed skills to read critically material from, and acquire knowledge of, a selected field of international relations.
- Demonstrate developed skills in presenting such knowledge in an academically sound and convincing manner.
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- Identify and develop a specific topic in the field of international relations for investigation;
- demonstrate an awareness and command of the available sources; and
- present a clear, logically ordered and sustained argument which meets high scholarly standards.
Assessment
Written work consisting of an 18,000 word research dissertation: 100%
Contact hours
0.5 hour supervisory meeting per fortnight
Prerequisites
Students must have a distinction plus (70%+) in the two core units of the Master of International Relations program.
13 October 2017
25 August 2024