FR4199 Long Dissertation on a French Topic

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the Final year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

Please Contact Department

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

TBC

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Module description

The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on a topic in French on which they already have adequate basic knowledge and for which a suitable Supervisor can be found. Guidance will be offered on research methods and on presentation. The dissertation will, as a rule, consist of a study of a given body of primary material in a given perspective. Its length should be 10,000 words maximum. It should be submitted in accordance with guidelines and deadlines, and normally be written in English. The topic must be agreed in advance by the Head of Department following a favourable report from the Supervisor, whom students should contact in the first instance. Agreement is subject to appropriate supervision arrangements, suitability of topic and sufficient prior knowledge. (Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/).

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS FR3001,THE PRE-REQUISITES MAY BE WAIVED IF THE STUDENT HAS SPENT A YEAR OR SEMESTER ABROAD.

Anti-requisites

STUDENTS CANNOT TAKE FR4198 OR ANOTHER DISSERTATION MODULE

Assessment pattern

Dissertation = 100%

Re-assessment

Resubmission of Dissertation

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 seminars and approximately 8 contact hours with the supervisor over the year.

Scheduled learning hours

11

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

289

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.