This course is available on the BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and Chinese and BSc in Politics and International Relations. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and Chinese and BSc in Politics and International Relations. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is delivered through a combination of classes, workshops, and lectures totalling a minimum of 10 hours and 30 minutes across Michaelmas Term and Lent Term. This year, some or all of this teaching will be delivered through a combination of online lectures and in-person classes/classes delivered online. In addition to formal teaching, students will see their dissertation supervisors regularly during both terms (usually twice per term, for a maximum of six times in total over the course of the year) for meetings of around 30 minutes each. The IR398 Course Co-ordinator will also run small group tutorials in the Lent Term and will be available for consultation throughout the year to help students address problems as and when they arise. IR398 contains lectures on how to formulate a research question, how to structure a dissertation, and how to find and use evidence. Classes explore how questions are formed, how literature is used, and how evidence is deployed. Workshops and tutorials are a chance for students to discuss outlines, and receive guidance on issues of structure, research design and evidence. There may also be a chance for some students to present their work. ? Advice and Assistance The IR398 Course Co-ordinator will provide guidance on the nature and process of writing an IR dissertation, through the course lectures, classes and workshops, and office hours. They will also be available for consultation throughout the year to help students address problems as and when they arise. While students will receive ample guidance and feedback on their work, the dissertation is an independent project. As such, although students will have a supervisor, and colleagues both in IR and other departments can be approached for informal advice, no Faculty member can read a full draft of the thesis.
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Dissertation (100%, 10000 words) in the ST.