Undergraduate Course: Dissertation (Part 1) (CELT10036)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The course offers the opportunity to research in depth a subject that holds special interest to the student, on topics associated with either the Modern Gaelic Studies or the Medieval Celtic Studies Programme and subject to prior approval by the Subject Head. Subjects may be drawn from any pertinent subject area, always provided that staff time and expertise permit a particular choice. Possible examples are: linguistic subjects; literary criticism relating to a particular period, a specific genre, or the work of a practitioner of literature; history; folklore; media or language policy studies; and bibliographical studies or text editions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005) AND Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) OR Gaelic 2B (CELT08007)) OR ( Celtic Civilisation 1A (CELT08014) AND Celtic Civilisation 1B (CELT08015) AND Celtic Literature 2A (CELT08012) AND Celtic Literature 2B (CELT08013))	Co-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Dissertation (Part 2) (CELT10037)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students may substitute CELT08017 Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture for EITHER CELT08014 Celtic Civilisation 1A or CELT08015 Celtic Civilisation 1B.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 12, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 184 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 80 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Literature review (40%), formal dissertation proposal(40%), presentation (20%). Alternatively, other appropriate preparatory work may be assessed instead (e.g. edition of text).
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify a viable research topic and plan an extended research project; identify and critically assess relevant academic material in their area of research; demonstrate analytical and organisational skills in a particular area of research; demonstrate the ability to develop an appropriate methodological framework for sustained research in their chosen area; demonstrate competence in transferable skills, e.g. close engagement with texts, critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, coherent and clearly structured writing, oral presentation, group discussion, independent time management.