EL5920: Dissertation in Literatures, Environments and Places

EL5920: DISSERTATION IN LITERATURES, ENVIRONMENTS AND PLACES (2024-2025)

Last modified: 20 Jun 2025 15:06

Course Overview

Each candidate will be required to research and write a 15,000 dissertation on a subject related to the themes of the Literatures, Environments and Places programme.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Summer School	Credit Points	60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Helena Ifill

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme
Master Of Letters In Literatures, Environments And Places
EL55D3 Places and Environments: Critical Dialogues (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

EL5904 Dissertation in English Literary Studies (Mlitt) (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Each candidate will be required to research and write a 15,000 dissertation on a subject related to the themes of the Literatures, Environments and Places programme. This is an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of independent research with the guidance of a supervisor.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	90
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Submission - end August Written feedback mid- end September

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Apply	To demonstrate an ability to identify, engage with and apply relevant contextual and theoretical material.
Conceptual	Create	To demonstrate an extensive understanding of relevant literary texts and be able to apply this understanding to the development of relevant thesis.
Procedural	Create	To effectively communicate research findings through the production of a significant piece of scholarly writing within a given timeframe.
Procedural	Evaluate	To be able to conduct independent and relevant research of both primary and secondary sources.

Project Plan, Summary or Abstract

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	10
Assessment Weeks	9	Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Written feedback. Word count: 1000.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Create	To be able to plan and propose a significant piece of independent research demonstrated by the course proposal.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Procedural	Create	To be able to plan and propose a significant piece of independent research demonstrated by the course proposal.
Procedural	Evaluate	To be able to conduct independent and relevant research of both primary and secondary sources.
Conceptual	Apply	To demonstrate an ability to identify, engage with and apply relevant contextual and theoretical material.
Procedural	Create	To effectively communicate research findings through the production of a significant piece of scholarly writing within a given timeframe.
Conceptual	Create	To demonstrate an extensive understanding of relevant literary texts and be able to apply this understanding to the development of relevant thesis.

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