Department of Humanities - Modules 2024-2025

2023-24 Dissertation - TRS060L455Y
Module convenor: Dr Simonetta Calderini


General module information (year-long)

This module provides resources and workshops designed to train students in the academic skills needed for researching and writing their MA dissertation in Religion and Theology. It is complemented by the Research Skills Seminar Series, attendance of which is part of the course. A successful MA dissertation requires a high degree of personal motivation and individual study. You should use the links and resources listed here to extend your studies beyond the scheduled workshop sessions since this will help you to acquire skills such as essay writing, compiling bibliographies, using referencing and quotations, reading and analysing texts and conducting empirical research.

Dissertation deadlines:

Dissertation Topic and selected biblio (formative): 27 Oct 2023 by 2 pm (SoA 10 Nov 2023). This is a required task, which is not assessed but is fundamental to allocate you a supervisor who will guide you throughout your research
Dissertation Proposal (formative): 31January 2024 by 2 pm (SoA 14 Feb 2024).
More on this on week 3 Research Skills sessions 12 October 2023 and 20 Dec 2023 (Teams, recorded)
Final Dissertation submission: 11 September 2024 by 2 pm (SoA/ MIT CIRCS 25 Sept 2024)

Word Count: 15,000 words (excluding title page, Abstract, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, Bibliography, Appendices)



Session Schedule

Date

Room

Topics

12/10/23

MA 314

How to choose a dissertation topic (and write a proposal)

Library session and resources; referencing 1

2/11/23

MA 314

Referencing 2: Paraphrasing, AI and Academic Integrity

20/12/23

online

TEAMS

Proposal and Supervisor’s role

13/06/24

online

TEAMS


Dissertation Progress, structure, sections and time scale

Study Abroad Catalogue 2023-24 https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/roehamptonabroad/study-abroad-catalogue/
Level 20 credits - F.McHardy@roehampton.ac.uk