Postgraduate Course: MSc Comparative and General Literature Dissertation (CLLC11052)
This course will be closed from 31 July 2016
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Students must gain an overall pass of 50% or above at interim assessment in order to proceed to dissertation. Candidates who gain between 40% and 49% at interim assessment will be awarded the Diploma.
Students wishing to progress from Diploma to MSc will, in addition, complete a 15,000 word (excluding bibliography) dissertation.
The dissertation topic will be agreed in consultation with supervisors; it should involve the study of literature from more than one culture conducted in such a way that the differences between cultures is important to the argument, or engage with a constituted body of critical theory (or both).
Students will receive regular supervision and will be expected to liaise regularly with their supervisor and submit material for comment at agreed times. Supervisors will not read and comment on full drafts of the dissertation.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Other Study Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
576 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
2 hours Other Study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One dissertation of 15,000 words. |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
| To undertake independent research guided by and contributing to the theory and knowledge in their chosen field and to present the insights obtained in a manner consistent with academic standards and conventions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | CaGLD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Frauke Matthes
Tel: (0131 6)51 1483
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Inga Ackermann
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
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