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Course: 2025/2026

Bachelor Thesis
(16537)
Bachelor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (2013 Study Plan) (Plan: 306 - Estudio: 283)


Coordinating teacher: VILLAMIL FERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO

Department assigned to the subject: Social Sciences Department

Type: Bachelor Thesis
ECTS Credits: 12.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
In order to apply for registering in the Bachelor Thesis, students must be registered in all remaining courses that they need to pass to complete their Bachelor studies. To submit and defend the Bachelor Thesis, students must have passed all required courses included in the Study Plan. As an exception, they can have only one course still to pass as a maximum.
Description of contents: programme
The purpose of the Bachelor Thesis is for students to develop a research project linked to any of the subjects studied in the Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. To do this, students apply scientific methodology learned during the Degree. In carrying out this work, students will need to choose a topic of interest, and then identify a research problem that may arise through one or more questions. In their Bachelor Thesis, students will try to provide answers based on logical reasoning and using the analysis methods learned during their studies. Students must choose one of the following options: (1) a theoretical research (especially geared to participants who choose it closer to the side of philosophy, but of course open to the two other subjects). (2) an aplied or empirical research. (3) a research design work (formulating the theoretical framework, the research question, methodology and reference literature). (4) a consultancy paper (with closer guidance diagnosis and formulation of proposals aimed at improving service or public policy, for example).
Assessment System
The evaluation of each TFG is the result of combining the supervisor's own marks (which will have a weight of 70%) and the mark obtained in the public presentation of the poster in front of a tribunal (30%). Each tribunal will be formed by two professors from different areas of knowledge. Tutors will not be allowed to be part of the tribunals that evaluate the presentations of the students they have supervised. The evaluation of the TFG will take into account different criteria depending on the type of work chosen. As for the evaluation by the supervisor, he/she will take into account to what extent the work: - Adequately defines the topic of the project and poses a clear and realistic research question. - Correctly identifies reference works on the topic and provides a review of the existing literature. - Depending on the type of TFG, proposes an appropriate methodology for the achievement of its objectives. - It draws conclusions that integrate the learning acquired in the different stages of the project. - It is correctly written and complies with the formal requirements of technical and scientific texts (citation style, bibliography, etc.). The public defense of the TFG consists of an oral presentation (about 10 minutes) supported by the projection of the poster and followed by the response to comments and questions that may be made by the tribunal (5 minutes). Its evaluation will take into account the following elements: - Poster: organization and clarity of content, ability to synthesize and present the information, formal aspects. - Oral presentation: ability to make a clear, coherent and structured presentation, capable of synthetically reflecting the main elements of the work and adjusting to the established presentation time. - Response: ability to answer the questions posed by the panel in an appropriate manner and providing the relevant justification when necessary.
Basic Bibliography
  • Dimiter Toshkov. Research Design in Political Science. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016
  • Eva Anduiza, Ismael Crespo, Mónica Méndez. Metodología de la Ciencia Política. CIS. 2009
  • Gary King, Robert O. Keohane, Sidney Verba. El diseño de la investigación social: la inferencia científica en los estudios cualitativos. Alianza. 2000
  • Henry E. Brandy, David Collier (eds.). Rethinking Social Inquiry. Diverse Tools, Shared Standards. Rowman&Littlefield Publishers. 2004
  • Ignacio Lago. La lógica de la explicación en las ciencias sociales. Alianza. 2008
  • Judith Bell. Cómo hacer tu primer trabajo de investigación. Gedisa. 2002
  • Nick Huntington-Klein. The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality. Chapman and Hall/CRC. 2021
  • Paloma García Picazo. La investigación del medio internacional. Tecnos. 2012
  • Perigiorgio Corbetta. Social Research. Theory, Methods, and Techniques. Sage. 2003
  • Ricard Zapata-Barrero, Elena Montijano. Manual de investigación cualitativa en la ciencia política. Tecnos. 2008
  • Roger Pierce. Research Methods in Politics. Sage. 2008
Additional information

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.