| CODE | THL5050 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation Project | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 30 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Theology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This dissertation for the attainment of the Licentiate in Theology will address an aspect of pastoral ministry. At the end the students will also have an oral examination on the dissertation. In conjunction with this study-unit, in the first semester of the second year, students will have two seminars in which they will be able to share the research done for their dissertation. Discussions on how to improve the studies will form an essential aspect of the seminar. Study-unit Aims: The scope of the Dissertation study-unit is to reflect on an aspect of theology and write in an academic manner how these reflections may contribute to the Church and society. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - think critically and focus clearly on an area of pastoral concern, utilising research methodology and pastoral resources; - apply learnt doctrine and principles to concrete situations in society. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - have a strong foundation necessary to be able to conduct their own academic research; - examine societal issues and contexts and present a disertation which analyses this reality; - be competent in the execution of pastoral theological research, the application of appropriate methodologies and in one's reflection of the area of study chosen. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010. Supplementary readings: - BARNES, R., Successful Study for Degrees, London 1992. - BERRY, R., The Research Project: How to write it, London 1994. - BEZZINA, J., Methodology, Gozo 1998. - HENRICI, P., Guida pratica allo studio, Roma 1992. - RUDESTAM, K.E. - NEWT ON, R.R., Surviving Your Dissertation, Thousand Oaks/CA 2001. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination/Presentation is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation and Seminar | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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