| CODE | ARC3099 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 12 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | By the end of the last semester of the B.A. (Hons) Course, students are expected to have written and submitted for examination a dissertation of 15,000-18,000 words, exclusive of notes, bibliography, and appendices. Students should register for this study-unit during the second semester of their final year of studies; however, they should have chosen a topic early in the first semester of their final year of studies, after consultation with the relevant lecturer/s. The title of the dissertation will require approval by the Board of Studies for Archaeology. The chosen topic must be in the field of Archaeology, without excluding the possibility of drawing on other disciplines including Ancient History, History of Art and Anthropology. Study-unit Aims The dissertation is intended to train students in the following: 1. To furnish students with the skills for producing (under supervision) an independent piece of research in the form of a dissertation according to the established criteria of academic writing; 2. To provide an opportunity to reflect upon how studies might be continued at postgraduate level. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. investigate a chosen topic independently though relevant study, consultation and research; 2. to synthesise and critically assess a range of primary and secondary archaeological sources pertinent to a chosen topic; 3. have a thorough understanding of a chosen dissertation topic. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. to structure a substantial piece of written work; 2. to manage time effectively and complete a substantial piece of independent work to deadline; 3. to present a substantial piece of written work to professional standards, including the use of appropriate graphical and textual apparatus. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Walliman, N. 2004. Your Undergraduate Dissertation: The Essential Guide for Success. Los Angeles: Sage. Ritter, R. 2002. The Oxford Guide to Style. The Style Bible for All Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Rosen, L. J. and L. Behrens. 2003. The Allyn and Bacon Handbook. 5th edition. Longman. The supervisor will guide the students to draw up a solid bibliography relevant to their chosen topic. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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