Dissertation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4031 | English | 4 | 60 | Summer UK |
- Code
- ENGL4031
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Summer UK
Summary
Students will choose a topic in consultation with the MA Course Convenor and an appropriate supervisor. There will be a published deadline for submission of titles for formal approval by the MA Convenor and the Director of PG(T), along with a 500 word summary of the proposal. The topic will normally be based on interests and skills students have developed in the course of the modules already studied.
Target Students
Only available to on-site postgraduate students in the School of English.
Classes
Students are entitled to a maximum of 4 hours supervision. Preliminary meetings will explore approaches to the Dissertation (on some MA programmes, these will take the form of required seminars or workshops). Supervision thereafter will be arranged with individual students. Supervisors will normally undertake to read a detailed plan plus a chapter or section of the dissertation.
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: 12,000 to 15,000 words
Assessed by end of summer vacation
Educational Aims
This module will provide students with:the opportunity to research in depth a topic of their choice, under the direction of a subject specialist;the skills and methodologies required to carry out sustained independent research.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding:
- of a topic related to the scholarly interests and critical skills developed by the student during the MA course.
Intellectual skills
Students will develop the ability:
- to evaluate current research and scholarship relating to a chosen topic;
- to devise research topics and develop methodologies appropriate to them;
- to analyse individual texts or topics within an intellectual framework informed by current scholarship.
Professional skills
Students will develop the ability:
- to articulate knowledge and understanding of the chosen area of study;
- to carry out research in a variety of media;
- to evaluate and make sure of the material acquired;
- to present their research accurately in writing.
Transferable skills
Students will develop the ability:
- to work independently and with some degree of originality or creative application;
- to make judgements according to the available evidence
- to communicate their findings clearly in writing.