Postgraduate Module Descriptor

POLM877: Dissertation

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

At least four supervision meetings: one to initiate the dissertation followed by three meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work.

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
6	444	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	6	Supervision meetings
Guided independent study	444 hours	This time includes reading, reflecting on the material, structuring , planning and writing your dissertation.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).