EL4510: Dissertation In Scottish Literature

EL4510: DISSERTATION IN SCOTTISH LITERATURE (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43

Course Overview

Students will have the opportunity to write a dissertation on a topic of their choosing within Scottish literature.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Timothy Baker

Qualification Prerequisites

Programme Level 4

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

Programme Level 4
MA English and Scottish Literature

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

EL4002 English Dissertation (Studied)
EL4010 Dissertation in Scottish Literature (Studied)
EL4502 English Dissertation (Studied)
EL4503 Dissertation in Language and Linguistics (Studied)
EL4508 Creative Writing Folio Dissertation (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course will provide students with guidance on writing a dissertation on a topic of their own choice in Scottish literature and approved by the programme co-ordinator.

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	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback	Oral or written feedback will be given upon request as most students will have completed their degree by the time the dissertation is marked.

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks	Look up Week Numbers
Feedback

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Understand	Theories and key issues relating to the study of literature.
Factual	Understand	Literature's relationship to historical, theoretical and/or linguistic contexts.
Factual	Understand	Significant works and movements of Scottish literature as well as key critical frameworks and an appropriate and precise critical language for their analysis and discussion.
Procedural	Apply	Engage in critical thinking, through the evaluation/ challenging of abstract ideas, using appropriate research methodologies and synthesising ideas drawn from a variety of source to enable reflection.
Procedural	Apply	Read texts closely, identifying patterns (repetitions, developments, sites of difference and disunity).
Procedural	Analyse	Engage with the process of learning in a constructive and self-motivated fashion, by following their own research interests.

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