Module: Research Paper in Religious Studies

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Research Paper in Religious Studies
Module Code	TP405 (ITS) / RET1052 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Theology, Philosophy & Music
Module Co-ordinator	Peter Admirand
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module gives fourth year students (with at least a 2.1 in Religious Studies) in their first semester the opportunity to undertake a sustained research project over a substantial period. It offers the students the possibility of exploring in greater depth a topic or issue related to the Leaving Certificate Religious Syllabus. The students are required to have completed and submitted a six-thousand word essay by the end of the teaching term in the first semester of their fourth year.

Learning Outcomes

1. Undertake sustained independent research on a particular topic.
2. Locate and evaluate information from a variety of sources, and identify the sources used appropriately.
3. Examine texts and issues critically.
4. Synthesise the findings of his/her research in collaboration with a moderator.
5. Write an undergraduate thesis (6000 words), and thus contribute to the student's own academic formation and the learning of others.
6. Offer an informed perspective on the topic of his/her research paper.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Independent Study	125	Student writes a 6,000 word research paper on an approved topic in Theology/Religious Studies while supervised by a member of Staff.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Project	Research paper of not less than 6,000 words	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

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