Postgraduate Course: MSc Creative Writing Dissertation (ENLI11032)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students must gain an overall coursework pass of 50% or above in order to proceed to the dissertation. The MSc degree is awarded on the basis of the mark gained for the dissertation.
The creative writing dissertation is, of a scale appropriate to the genre attempted: where prose or drama it will not be less than 20,000 words and no more than 30,000 words; where poetry it must be sufficient to consitute a publishable volume (i.e. a minumum of 48 pages).
Candidates who fail to achieve the MSc standard in their marked coursework will not be allowed to proceed to the creative writing project, but provided they have achieved between 40 and 49% in the taught component they will be awarded to Diploma.
MSc candidates failing to achieve an adequate standard in the dissertation will be awarded the Diploma. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
583 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To follow. |
Assessment Information
| One dissertation of not less than 20,000 words and not more than 30,000 words (excluding bibliography). If poetry, a minimum of 48 pages. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | CWDiss |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Alan Jamieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
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