Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ANTM904: Dissertation

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

One student-led workshop on 'Dissertation research and writing' as well as students' own research proposals with the opportunity for peer review.
Four supervision meetings: one to initiate the dissertation followed by three meetings to give academic guidance including specific feedback on draft work.

Students must have completed formative assessments before being allowed to submit summative.

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	594	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 & Teaching activities	2	1 x 2 hour student-led workshop
Guided Independent Study	594	Research and writing up of dissertation


Supervision	4	4 x 1 hour individual supervision meetings with supervisor

Online Resources

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

Anthrozoos (http://www.bergpublishers.com/?TabId=519)

Humanimalia (http://www.depauw.edu/humanimalia/)

Society & Animals (http://www.societyandanimalsforum.org/sa/index.html)

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Dependent on student's choice of topic.

Burton, D. (ed.) 2000. Research Training for Social Scientists: A Handbook for Postgraduate Researchers. London: Sage.

Knight, S. & Herzog, H. 2009. New Perspectives on Human-animal Interactions: Theory, Policy and Research. Journal of Social Issues. 65 (3).