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Each scheme of study is divided into two
parts. Part I is a wholly taught component consisting of 120 credits,
which is taught in Teaching Block 1 (TB1) and Teaching Block 2 (TB2) of
the academic year. Part II of the scheme is a supervised dissertation,
worth 60 credits, in which candidates must produce a critical review of
the literature, as well as make an original contribution to the chosen
field of study that can be in any area of the taught syllabus.
All MSc
programmes are normally scheduled to last for one academic year: Teaching
Blocks 1 and 2 (TB1 and TB2) for the taught component, and the summer
vacation for the supervised dissertation. Full-time candidates will
normally be expected to complete the dissertation stage within 12 months
of the date on which they first registered for their degree.
After
discussions with members of staff and the postgraduate co-ordinator, each
student is required to settle on a dissertation topic by the end of June.
A student is then allocated a supervisor or supervisors. If the topic
chosen is either entirely applied or theoretical in nature the student
will normally only have one supervisor. However, if the topic contains
significant elements of both applied and theoretical work, there may be
two supervisors allocated to the student (one an applied specialist and
the other a theorist). Please consult the dissertation manual for further
information on layout and staff and student obligations.
The
dissertation cannot be submitted until completion of the minimum
candidature period (see below) and Part I has been successfully completed.
The dissertation must contain a critical review of the literature in the
chosen topic, as well as the student’s own original contribution. It is
normally expected that the dissertation will be completed and handed in by
the following September of the year in which the student first registered
on the MSc (i.e. one year from registering on the degree scheme), but by
default before candidature for the degree expires (see below).
Postgraduate dissertations are examined by an External Examiner (from
outside the University of Wales) and by an Internal Examiner (i.e., member
of the Economics Department in Swansea, but not the student’s
supervisors(s)). The examiners may (i) pass the dissertation, (ii) pass it
subject to minor corrections, (iii) fail the submitted version, but ask
the student to resubmit a significantly revised version; or (iv) fail the
dissertation altogether.
Information
on the layout of the dissertation and how you should schedule the work
involved is contained in the dissertation manual. You will be provided
with a copy of this manual.
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