Postgraduate Course: MSc Creative Writing Dissertation (ENLI11032)

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	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	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. Fiction dissertations should be not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words. 20,000 words is a firm limit. 15,000 words is a firm minimum. Poetry dissertations should be circa 30 pages (1 poem per page) and not longer than 35 pages. 35 pages is a firm limit. 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.
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. Fiction dissertations should be not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words. 20,000 words is a firm limit. 15,000 words is a firm minimum. Poetry dissertations should be circa 30 pages (1 poem per page) and not longer than 35 pages. 35 pages is a firm limit. 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)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	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.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: plan and execute a significant creative project work independently from initial conception through multiple drafts to the final version of a creative manuscript transfer editorial skills and creative abilities from one context to another remain open to criticism and respond effectively and creatively to feedback on their own creative work exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in creative projects