Research Proposal (862L1)

90 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring and summer teaching

The dissertation is an important part of the MRes, giving you the extended opportunity to develop further specialist knowledge on a topic of choice.

You'll develop and demonstrate your technical skills of analysis and engage with policy debates. Through workshops, supervision sessions and independent study, you will make new discoveries in your chosen subject. 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 900 hours of work. This breaks down into about 12 hours of contact time and about 888 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.