Admission requirements
To be a registered student of the Research Master Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Description
Writing of a Master thesis based on the fieldwork research made in Latin America or the Caribbean region.
Course objectives
Ability to translate a bulk of self-collected information into a logically structured academic written work. Ability to make a critical assessment of theories and scholarly interpretations in the light of the empirical evidence recollected during the own investigation.
Timetable
This master thesis has to be written following the conduction of the fieldwork in Latin America or the Caribbean.
Mode of instruction
Regular meetings with supervisor to discuss progress in the writing process.
Assessment method
Writing of a thesis based on fieldwork data and literature study with a maximum of 30,000 words including notes, bibliography and appendices. The thesis must be in accordance with the faculty regulations concerning the research master’s thesis (see http://www.hum2.leidenuniv.nl/pdf/oer/0910/resmaster-thesis-regulations.pdf).
Blackboard
Not applicable.
Reading list
Literature connected to the specific subject of the thesis’s project.
Registration
Not applicable.
Contact information
Not applicable.