Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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