GI7P00 - Human Rights and International Conflict Dissertation (2023/24)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2023/24 | ||||||||
| Module title | Human Rights and International Conflict Dissertation | ||||||||
| Module level | Masters (07) | ||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 60 | ||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||
| Total study hours | 600 | ||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Assessment components |
|
||||||||
| Running in 2023/24(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) | No instances running in the year |
Module summary
Dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words.
Module aims
To enable students to conduct independent research into a subject of their choice relating to human rights and international conflict.
Syllabus
NA
Learning and teaching
To be determined by the individual student and supervisor.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module the student will be able to demonstrate:
1) an ability to identify an appropriate area for research and the materials relevant for its implementation[
2) an ability to identify appropriate research methods for the retrieval of relevant materials, including both primary and secondary sources;
3) an ability to demonstrate appropriate skills in the analysis and deployment of research findings.
4) a degree of originality in argument.
5) considerable expertise is some particular aspect of the study of human rights and international conflict.
Assessment strategy
Dissertations are normally first marked by the supervisor, second marked internally, and then externally examined.
Bibliography
Bowell, Tracy, & Gary Kemp Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, Routledge, 2010 (3rdedn.).
Bowell, Tracy, & Gary Kemp Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, Routledge, 2010 (3rd edn.).
Bowell, Tracy, & Gary Kemp Biggam, John, Succeeding with Your Master’s Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Handbook, Open University Press, 2011 (2nd edn.).
Bowell, Tracy, & Gary Kemp, Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, Routledge, 2015 (4th edn.).
Etinson, Adam (ed.), Human Rights: Moral or Political?, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Frost, Mervyn, Global Ethics: Anarchy, Freedom and International Relations, Routledge, 2009.
Navari, Cornelia (ed.), Theorising International Society: English School Methods, Palgrave, 2009.
Weston, Anthony, A Rulebook for Arguments, Hackett, 2010 (4th edn.).
Dag Hammarskjöld Library Research Guide to UN Documentation on Human Rights
http://research.un.org/en/docs/humanrights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/Home.aspx