The MSc Sustainable Maritime Operations programme consists of a stand-alone 60 credit research project module, which provides the opportunity to complete a full 180 credits at Level 7 for:
During the programme, students will have the opportunity to undertake advanced research methods training, project planning, data management and statistics; and carry out independent research as part of the MSc Project.
You must possess one of the below:
And
| Peer Review Forum Task | Weeks 4-6 (S) |
| Annotated Bibliography | Week 7 (F) |
| Ethical Approval | Week 10 (F) |
| Project Proposal | Week 10 (S) |
| Dissertation | Week 49 (S) |
| Presentation | Weeks 50-52 (S) |
Bell, J. and Water, S. (2018). Doing Your Research Project: a Guide for First-Time Researchers (7th Ed.) McGraw Hill. Maidenhead.
Creswell, J.W. and Creswell, J.D. (2018). Research Design. Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches. (5th Ed.) Sage. London.
Denscombe, M. (2021). The Good Research Guide. (7th Ed.). Open University Press. London.
MLA College and the University of Plymouth use Harvard style referencing and it is advisable to pre-study on the importance of referencing on all academic coursework and how to do it, which is available here.
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