FR5810 French Science Project Dissertation

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Full Year

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

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 11

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

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

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

Module description

This module offers students the opportunity of personal study arising from a work placement or research project in connection with their science course. It will be assessed by a dissertation in French, normally 5,000 words in length including any quotations, on an agreed topic for which the student already possesses adequate foundation knowledge and for which suitable supervision can be provided. During the work placement or project year, students will collect data for their dissertation and will prepare a plan in French which will be submitted at the beginning of their final year. This will provide a benchmark for writing the dissertation, which will allow any relevant knowledge acquired during the final year to be incorporated. (Guidelines for printing and binding dissertations can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/printanddesign/dissertation/)

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST HAVE ADMISSION TO LEVEL 4 OF MCHEM WITH FRENCH PROGRAMME

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE FR3101

Co-requisites

YOU MUST ALSO TAKE CH4441 OR TAKE CH4442

Assessment pattern

Dissertation = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

To be arranged

Scheduled learning hours

12

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

Guided independent study hours

288

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