Undergraduate Course: English Literature Long Essay (Modern European Languages) (ENLI10265)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/3year/index.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | 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. |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
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. |
Assessment Information
A Long Essay of c 6,000 words on a topic in English Literature, presented in scholarly form with appropriate notes and bibliography |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Sarah Carpenter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3608
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Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
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