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EL55A9: M.LITT SPECIAL STUDY IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 1 (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course option is designed to allow the creation of a programme of individual study where other appropriate course options at masters level are not available. It will run at the discretion of the programme co-ordinator. In discussion with a designated supervisor students will be able to identify and design a programme of research and study, which may include the completion of an undergraduate course, with assessments appropriate to masters-level work, or which may be consist of a short programme of research conducted over one semester.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Hazel Hutchison

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • One of Master of Letters in English Literary Studies (Studied) or Master of Letters in the Novel (Studied) or Master of Letters in Irish and Scottish Literature (Studied) or M Litt in Creative Writing (Studied) or Master of Letters in Migration and Postcolonial Studies (Studied) or Master of Letters in Literature, Science and Medicine (Studied) or Master of Letters in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • EL50A9 Mlitt Special Study in Language and Literature 1 (Studied)
  • EL50B1 Mlitt Special Study in Language and Literature 2 (Studied)
  • EL55B1 Mlitt Special Study in Language and Literature 2 (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course option is designed to allow the creation of a programme of individual study where other appropriate course options at masters level are not available. It will run at the discretion of the programme co-ordinator. In discussion with a designated supervisor students will be able to identify and design a programme of research and study, which may include the completion of an undergraduate course, with assessments appropriate to masters-level work, or which may be consist of a short programme of research conducted over one semester. This programme of study will be subject to approval by the convener of the relevant M.Litt programme. Where appropriate courses at masters level are available, this course will not run.


Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

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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

First attempt: 3,000 word essay or equivalent, as agreed by supervisor and programme co-ordinator.

Resit: 3,000 word essay

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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