PA987-6-FY-CO:
Dissertation
2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
ReassessmentOnly
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
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30 August 2022
Requisites for this module
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Throughout the year students will be pursuing a research project based on a subject of their choice. This can be either theoretical or empirical, involving interviews or observations. There will be an introductory seminar to help with choosing the project, followed by a proposal presentation to the group/tutors and two to three supervision meetings with a named member of staff to monitor progress and offer support.
Students will draw on the theory from the three years of the course and apply these to a subject of their choice, exploring the conscious and unconscious dynamics involved.
The module will enable you:
To demonstrate intellectual independence and originality by choosing your own subject of study and defining its nature and scope
To experience the process of producing knowledge and conducting independent enquiry in a specific area of interest to you
To consolidate your written communication and intellectual skills by presenting the results of your research in a clearly written, cogently argued, logically structured and properly referenced way.
To pull together the learning and experiences from the course and apply them to a topic of your choice
To develop greater confidence in the flexible application of psychodynamic understanding
By the end of the module, students should have:
Deeper awareness of the theoretical application and relevance of psychodynamic enquiry into areas of interest
Better capacity to apply learning flexibly
Knowledge of basic research skills such as literature searches and construction of longer and deeper argument
Developed greater capacity for independent learning
No additional information available.
Four 1h seminars taught by staff in collaboration with the people from relevant university services (Talent Development Centre and Library). There will be a seminar in which students will present their dissertation proposals to their peers and staff. Individual supervision on projects approximately once a term.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Dissertation proposal |
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Magda-Agata Schmukalla, email: m.schmukalla@essex.ac.uk.
Student Administrator, 5A.202, telephone 01206 874969, email ppsug@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Angie Voela
University of East London
Reader
Available via Moodle
Of 8 hours, 8 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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