The Salvation Army Booth College

The capstone is a summative unit that is required for all Bachelor awards. It will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an integrative project across a range of theological disciplines addressing the learning outcomes for your Bachelor award. In consultation with a member of faculty you will seek to either address a theme, topic, problem, or area of professional practice. You will be required to demonstrate capacity: for critical engagement, integration of learning across theological disciplines, structuring considered arguments, the development of appropriate methodology, and effectively communicating theological ideas. You will engage in seminars which will provide you with an opportunity for critical engagement and feedback from peers and members of faculty, that will help you to develop your research project.

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31 July to 3 November 2023

Your attendance and participation in online seminars is mandatory and assessable.

We recommend that you allocate 12 hours a week for all study activities.

This capstone unit is required to be completed as part of Masters Coursework degrees. It may only be taken in the final two semesters of study.

Students will form and develop their integrative project via faculty supervision and critical interaction with peers. The seminars will encourage and facilitate the clear articulation of the major aspects of the project together with critical engagement by peers and faculty across disciplines. Students will be expected to indicate how they have responded to such feedback, and the ways in which this has improved the outcomes of their project. This will contribute to the capacity of students to undertake independent research, but as part of a community of emerging scholars and practitioners.

*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.

Peer Review: Attendance at and interaction in three seminars (either face to face or online) comprising intentional, reflective and critical interaction with tutors and peers. 1,000 words - 10%

Presentation of chosen project at a seminar with due weight given to the critical integration of ideas and peer feedback. 15 minutes presentation and 15 minutes class discussion (i.e. 1,000 words equivalent - 10%

Research project 6,000 words - 80%

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1.  Formulate a critical and sophisticated understanding of the methodologies, concepts and key issues from at least two fields of study.

2.  Demonstrate the application of expert knowledge across fields of study.

3.  Synthesise and integrate ideas across different fields of theological study.

4.  Present integrated theological ideas coherently, creatively and effectively, engaging with critical feedback from peers.

5.  Plan and produce a substantial integrative project, drawing on advanced skillls in research, writing and presentation.

6.  Demonstrate attainment of the course outcomes of the particular award in which they are enrolled.

There is no required text for this unit.