Academic Year 2025/26

40/20 credits

Module Organiser: Dr Thomas McAuley (t.e.mcauley@sheffield.ac.uk) 

Overview

The East Asian dissertation requires that students produce an extended and focused study of a subject of their own choice, within the scope of their degree programme, and allows students to refine and extend their independent research, analytical and writing skills. The unit is delivered through a combination of group meetings in lecture or seminar format and through individual supervision.

Skills developed

• academic writing and study skills

• “global awareness” 

• problem-solving

• research skills

• critical thinking

• innovation

• numeracy and (quantitative) data analysis

• digital fluency

• communication 

Study Hours

• The University recommends that you spend 400 hours working on a 40-credit module. 

Assessment

• Lit Search 5%

• Proposal 15%

• Dissertation 80%

LAS352 - FOR DUAL DEGREE STUDENTS ONLY

This is a 20 credit module (200 hours) for dual degree students only. The skills developed and assessment methods are identical to those in LAS366, but the expected output is a shorter piece of work to reflect the lower credit weighting.