? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-3-U02073

In consultation with the department, students will identify a topic in English Literature for an independent Long Essay project, for which resources are available during the students' residence abroad. Students will have e-mail access to staff for consultation during the year. The Long Essay will be researched and written during the year abroad, and submitted in September on the students' return to Edinburgh for year 4.

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Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 3 weeks

? Additional Class Information : E-mail consultation with the course organiser during the year abroad.

Students successfully completing the course will learn how to generate and approach a research project independently. They will develop their capacity for sustained independent work including the identification of a suitable topic, location and use of appropriate research materials, and writing up of a sustained literary project.

A Long Essay of c 6,000 words on a topic in English Literature, presented in scholarly form with appropriate notes and bibliography

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Anne Mason
Tel : (0131 6)50 3618
Email : Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Aileen Christianson
Tel : (0131 6)50 4285
Email : Aileen.Christianson@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/