Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3106: Dissertation

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Learning and Teaching

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

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
72930

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

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity 3 hoursModule convenor introduces the module at the start of term to give students an overview of their task ahead, and milestones for submission. They also offer early support for choosing a topic subject and to gradually shape it into a research question –leading to the writing of the research proposal.
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity 4 hoursTutorials with supervisor. These tutorials are meant, initially, to establish the viability of the planned research, and to provide advice on its focus and direction, and then to provide advice on different aspects of the ongoing work and to monitor the students' progress
Guided Independent study293 hoursPrivate study

Online Resources

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