GM4098 Dissertation on German Topic
Academic year
2023 to 2024 Semester 1
Curricular information may be subject to change
Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.
Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
15
SCQF level
SCQF level 10
Availability restrictions
Available only to students in the Final year of the Honours Programme.
Planned timetable
Not centrally timetabled.
Module coordinator
Dr A T Cusack
Module Staff
Team taught
Module description
The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on a topic 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 can be either a) a study of a given body of primary material in a given perspective, or b) a critical review of a range of secondary material on a given subject. It should be no more than 5,000 words in length, be submitted in accordance with guidelines and deadlines, and normally be written in English. The topic must be formally agreed in advance with the Head of Department. 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
PERMISSION OF THE GERMAN HONOURS ADVISER AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT.
Anti-requisites
IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE GM4099 OR ANOTHER 30-CREDIT DISSERTATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES.,THIS MODULE IS COMPATIBLE WITH OBLIGATORY 30-CREDIT DISSERTATION MODULES TAKEN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES.
Assessment pattern
Dissertation = 100%
Re-assessment
Resubmission of Dissertation
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
3 x 1-hour seminars and 4 contact hours with the supervisor in total over the semester.
Scheduled learning hours
7
Guided independent study hours
143
GM4098 Dissertation on German Topic
Academic year
2023 to 2024 Semester 2
Curricular information may be subject to change
Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.
Key module information
SCOTCAT credits
15
SCQF level
SCQF level 10
Availability restrictions
Available only to students in the Final year of the Honours Programme.
Planned timetable
Not centrally timetabled.
Module coordinator
Dr A T Cusack
Module Staff
Team taught
Module description
The dissertation offers students the possibility of personal advanced study on a topic 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 can be either a) a study of a given body of primary material in a given perspective, or b) a critical review of a range of secondary material on a given subject. It should be no more than 5,000 words in length, be submitted in accordance with guidelines and deadlines, and normally be written in English. The topic must be formally agreed in advance with the Head of Department. 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
PERMISSION OF THE GERMAN HONOURS ADVISER AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT.
Anti-requisites
IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE GM4099 OR ANOTHER 30-CREDIT DISSERTATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES.,THIS MODULE IS COMPATIBLE WITH OBLIGATORY 30-CREDIT DISSERTATION MODULES TAKEN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES.
Assessment pattern
Dissertation = 100%
Re-assessment
Resubmission of Dissertation
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact
3 x 1-hour seminars and 4 contact hours with the supervisor in total over the semester.
Scheduled learning hours
7
Guided independent study hours
143