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LN5955: DISSERTATION IN TRANSLATION STUDIES (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:07


Course Overview

In this course, with guidance and supervision, students will present one of the following: an extended critical empirical study of, or sustained argument on an aspect of translation or interpreting studies; a critical evaluation of an existing published translation of appropriate length and complexity; a suitably extensive and challenging original translation with accompanying critical commentary.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Third Term Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
  • MSc Translation Studies

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

With guidance and supervision, students will present one of the following: an extended critical empirical study of, or sustained argument on an aspect of translation or interpreting studies; a critical evaluation of an existing published translation of appropriate length and complexity; a suitably extensive and challenging original translation with accompanying critical commentary.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Dissertation: 12,000 and 14,000 words (100%)
or
Project: translation of a text of approximately 6000 words and an introduction/commentary of 6000-8000 words (100%)

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

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